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5. THE EMBASSY CONFIRM THAT MR HU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND 10 JUNE

VISITING OXFORD. WE ARE CONSIDERING INCLUDING VISITS TO HARWELL,

OR CULHAM BLENHEIM PALACE, OXFORD INSTRUMENTS, OUP (WHO MAY PRESENT

HIM WITH THE 4TH AND FINAL SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME OF THE OED, WHICH

STARTS WITH A CHINESE LOAN WORD,

AN ANCIENT ZITHER: AND

A NICE ASSOCIATION IS THAT THE OXFORD CHILDREN'S DICTIONARY IS

NOW PRINTED IN SHENZHEN), POSSIBLY NUFFIELD COLLEGE: AND

END WITH A COMBINED DINNER/CULTURAL EVENING IN AN OXFORD

COLLEGE.

6. ANY IDEAS FOR A PRESENT FOR MR HU (ONE WE ARE CONSIDERING

IS A HAND-CARVED BURR-ELM TABLE MADE BY JOHN MAKEPEACE AT

PARNHAM HOUSE)? SHOULD THERE BE GIFTS FOR ANYONE ELSE?

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