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OUR TELNO 302 AND YOUR TELNO 555: VISIT BY HU YAOBANG

1. THE MAIN DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN:

A.

HU WISHES TO GO ON FROM BLENHEIM TO TOUR STRATFORD AND RETURN

FOR AN EVENING IN OXFORD, WITH NO INDUSTRIAL VISITS. LI AND FEI

WILL ACCOMPANY.

B. THE EMBASSY SAY THAT IN PRINCIPLE LI PENG IS WILLING TO

HAVE SOME SEPARATE ACTIVITIES ON 9 AND 11 JUNE, INCLUDING A

MEETING WITH INDUSTRIALISTS.

C.

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE EVENING IN OXFORD WILL BE

A COLLEGE DINNER WITH A CULTURAL PROGRAMME (CHAMBER MUSIC/

MADRIGALS AND ACTORS FROM THE RSC): AND THAT THE CHANCELLOR,

LORD STOCKTON, WOULD BE THE HOST. WE HAVE NOT YET MENTIONED

THIS POSSIBILITY TO THE EMBASSY.

D.

MR LUCE'S OFFICE SAY HE IS FREE AND WOULD PROBABLY BE

WILLING TO ACCOMPANY FOR THE DAY OUT.

2. WE HAVE ASKED THE EMBASSY FOR URGENT REPLIES ON:

A. THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFICIAL SUITE.

B. WHAT TIMES ON 9 AND 11 APRIL LI (AND FEI) WOULD BE FREE

FOR SEPARATE PROGRAMMES, AND WHAT REQUESTS THEY HAVE?

C. THE THEME AND TITLE OF MR HU'S ADDRESS AT CHATHAM HOUSE

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