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1. THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFTING COMMITTEE WHOSE ARRIVAL WAS REPORTED IN YOUR TELNO 2407 ARE BOTH KNOWN TO ME.

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FEI XIAOTONG IS CHINA'S FOREMOST ANTHROPOLOGIST. HE STUDIED

IN BRITAIN IN THE THIRTIES AND WAS AWARDED A PHD BY THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS. HE IS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE CHINA DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE, ONE OF CHINA'S MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES, AND IS NOW VICE-CHAIRMAN OF IT. HE WAS AWARDED THE THOMAS HUXLEY MEMORIAL

MEDAL IN 1981.

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MADAME LEI IS A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ALL CHINA WOMEN'S FEDERATION, A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINA ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING DEMOCRACY (A MINOR POLITICAL PARTY) AND A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINA ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING. SHE WAS TRAINED AS A SOCIOLOGIST AND LAWYER IN THE UNITED STATES AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 1931.

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MADAME LE HAD DINNER AT MY HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER (1 INVITED HER AS A FRIEND OF THE OUTGOING AMERICAN AMBASSADOR). I PLAN TO INVITE FEN TO DINNER SOON. OUGHT NOT TO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN

TOUCH WITH THEM BOTH.

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC

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MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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