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nevertheless for your views on what defensive briefing
Mr Renton may need (eg UNESCO).
CALLS/PROGRAMME
3.
Mr Renton would be grateful if you could suggest the
following:
A) Peking
Talks with Zhao Nan (two sessions)
Meetings with Wu Xueqian and the State
Economic Commission
Sightseeing (presumably mostly on 19
January) eg Forbidden City, Temple of
Heamen, and if time allows, Great Wall and
Ming Tombs.
B) Shanghai
Mayor.
C) Canton
Governor of Guangdong
Mayor
Meeting with BP/British companies.
D) Shenzhen
Mayor
Brief tour (Please emphasise that Mr Renton
needs to reach Hong Kong by early
afternoon)
4. We agree with your advice (Hong Kong telno 2721) that
Mr Renton should call on Ji Pengfei. Subject to
confirmation that this is acceptable to the Governor,
please also bid for this.
We
5. We shall presumably need to give the Chinese a more
detailed steer in due course on Mr Renton's activities
outside Peking, particularly UK business involvement.
have again consulted Mound, who would prefer Mr Renton to
arrive on the first flight of the day on 21 January
(leaving Peking around 0830, rather than CA5102 as in our
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