TNAG-1374-FCO40-1820-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 78

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MY TELNO OTTER 385: SBTC FOOD AND BEVERAGE MISSION: VANGUARD

1. HASWELL HAS JUST RETURNED FJOM UK WHERE HE ATTENDED A MEETING WITH LORD JELLICOE AND SBTC. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROPOSAL IS NOW THAT LORD JELLICOE SHOULD LEAD VANGUARD MISSION ARRIVING PEKING AROUND 22 FEBRUARY AND RETURNING TO UK BY 3 MARCH. THESE DATES ARE VERY MUCH BETTER THAN THOSE PROPOSED IN YOUR OTTER 324. THEY FIT WELL INTO THE SCEME OF VISITS DURING 1986. THEY WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE TO CHINESE OUR WISH FOR QUICK FOLLOW UP TO

MR JOPLING'S VISIT WHEN THE PROPOSED MISSION WAS FIRST FLOATED WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTRY OF COMMERCE. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A SATISFACTORY GAP BEFORE THE PROPOSED JUNE SEMINARS.

2. MARY PENN ARRIVES HEREON 5 DECEMBER AND WILL BE GOING OVER

THE GROUND WITH CHINESE WITH HASWELL'S SUPPORT.

3. GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS OF PARTICIPANTS AS SOON AS KNOWN.

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