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29 NOV 1984
CONFIDENTIAL
RECE
GRS 330
CONFIDENTIAL
FROM PEKING 28013OZ NOV 84
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2842 OF 29/11/84
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT:
GIFTS
IND..
PA
T22914
1. THE EXCHANGES ON THIS SUBJECT REST WITH MY TELEGRAM NO 2791. I HAVE JUST BEEN THROUGH THE FILE AND I THINK IT WORTH ROUNDING
THINGS UP.
2. I RECOMMEND THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD GIVE PRESENTS TO DENG XIAOPING, ZHAO ZIYANG, LI XIANNIAN AND HU YAOBANG (ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT SHE MEETS THE LAST OF THESE). EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE PRESENT FOR LI, I RECOMMEND THAT ALL THE PRESENTS SHOULD HAVE A TECHNOLOGICAL BIAS. FOR THE PRESENT FOR LI, I AM STILL ATTRACTED BY THE IDEA OF A FACSIMILE OF THE MESSAGE WHICH SUN YAT SEN SENT TO DR CANTLIE FROM THE CHINESE LEGATION IN 1396.
3. I LIKE ALL THE IDEAS FOR PRESENTS WITH A TECHNOLOGICAL BIAS
HONG KONG WHICH HAVE SO FAR BEEN PUT FORWARD (IN YOUR TELNO 1371, TELNO 3379 AND BTC HONG KONG TELNO 126). I HAVE NOW HAD A LETTER FROM RICHARD SOPER, A SENIOR EXECUTIVE IN STC TELECOMMUNICATIONS WHO RECENTLY VISITED CHINA, SUGGESTING THAT STC'S LATEST TELEPHONE TERMINAL (CALLED EXECUTEL) WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESENT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO GIVE TO ONE OF THE CHINESE LEADERS. THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE LETTER GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WOULD INDEED MAKE A GOOD PRESENT. I HAVE THE STRONG IMPRESSION THAT STC WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A TERMINAL AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. I IMAGINE, HOWEVER, THAT THE TERMINAL MIGHT WELL BE COVERED BY AN ENTRY (OR ENTRIES) ON COCOM'S EMBARGO LISTS. QUESTIONS OF PROPRIETY APART, IT COULD BE A COMMERCIAL MISTAKE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO GIVE E.G. ZHAO (WHOM I FAVOUR AS THE MOST SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOR THIS GIFT) A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR WHICH FOLLOW UP ORDERS COULD NOT BE EXECUTED (OR ONLY EXECUTED AFTER LONG DELAY).
4. SOPER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 01-368-1234. 1 SHALL SEND HIM A
NON-COMMITTAL LETTER OF THANKS.
5. I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO GIVE A PRESENT TO WU XUEQIAN.
EVANS
LIMITED
FED
HKD
PS
PROTOCOL D
PS/MR LUCE MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
SIR P CRADOCK
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