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Action Taken

MR WALDEN

1. DURING THE STATE VISIT, THE PRIVATE SECRETARY TOLD ME THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAD ASKED MP WALDEN, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, TO VISIT CHINA FOR THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY AT NINGBO. SHE HAD DONE THIS IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST

FROM SIR Y K PAO THAT A MINISTER SHOULD BE PRESENT.

TO

2. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW ABOUT MR WALDEN'S PLANS AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT MR WALDEN SHOULD VISIT PEKING AS

WELL AS NINGBO DURING HIS TIME IN CHINA. WE COULD ARRANGE FOR MR

WALDEN TO MEET A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION, DISCUSS THE RELATIONS WHICH NOW EXIST BETWEEN THE ODA, THE BRITISH

COUNCIL AND ABOUT 100 DEPARTMENTS IN BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND THE

CHINESE WORLD OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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PS/MR WALDEN DEPT EDUC.

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BRITISH COUNCIL

Ps) MR BARRINGTON

MR GILLMORE MR WILSON MRRENTON

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