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1. As I told you, the new Ambassador of the People's - Republic of China, Mr Hu Dingyi, is due to arrive in London on Sunday 14 April and will assume his functions on 15 April when I shall call on him at the Chancery to receive the working copies of his credentials.

2.

An audience of Her Majesty The Queen for the presentation of the Letter of Credence will be arranged in due course and is likely to take place in early May.

3.

Appointments for the Ambassador to pay his initial calls at the FCO have been made as follows:

Secretary of State

Date

Time

Friday 19 April

10.00am

Deputy Under Secretary (Sir W Harding) Head of Far Eastern Department

19 April

3.30pm

19 April

4.00pm

19 April

4.30pm

To Be Arranged

To Be Arranged To Be Arranged

Vice Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps

Minister of State (Mr Luce) Permanent Under Secretary

Assistant Under Secretary (Dr D C Wilson)

4.

For these calls would you please prepare a biography of the new Ambassador and a short brief on our relations with the country. They should be given the following distribution: Top copy on blue paper to:

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Protocol Department to forward to the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps for Her Majesty The Queen. This copy should have the date and Foreign and Commonwealth Office' typed at the bottom.

Other copies on white paper to:

Private Secretary - for the Secretary of State

APS to Secretary of State

Minister of State (Mr Luce)

Permanent Under Secretary

Deputy Under Secretary (Sir William Harding)

Assistant Under Secretary (Dr D C Wilson)

Vice Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps

Head of Far Eastern Department

4 copies to Protocol Department for Mr Martin.

11 April 1985

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Protocol Department

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