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YOUR TELNO OTTER 60: VISIT BY ZHENG TUOBIN
1. WE SPOKE TO MOFERT TODAY ON THE LINES OF TUR. THEY SAID THEY HAD
ALREADY RECEIVED THE OUTLINE PROGRAMME FROM THE CHINESE EMBASSY AND
WERE PLEASE WITH IT. THEY WOULD, HOWEVER, LET US HAVE CONFIRMATION
OF ACCEPTANCE ON ZHENG'S RETURN TO PEKING.
2. ZHENG IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE PARIS 14 MAY AT 15.30 (BA309)
ARRIVING LONDON 1530.
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3. MOFERT THEMSELVES RAISED THE QUESTION OF A CALL ON THE PRIME
MINISTER, EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE FOR TRADE RELATIONS OF THE
FIRST VISIT TO UK BY ZHENG AS MINISTER. THEY POINTED OUT THAT LORD
YOUNG HAD CALLED ON PREMIER ZHAO TWICE LAST YEAR. WE SAID THE
POSSIBILITY WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION. WE RECOMMEND A CALL ON MRS
THATCHER FOR THE REASONS GIVEN BY THE CHINESE.
4. MOFERT SAID ZHENG WOULD LIKE TO VISIT SCOTLAND (EDINBURGH IN PARTICULAR) FOR SIGHTSEEING ON SATURDAY 17 MAY (FLYING FRIDAY EVENING) AS HE HAD PREVIOUSLY VISITED ENGLAND ONLY. WE EXPLAINED GHF
RULES. WHEN WE SAID WE WONDERED WHETHER THE VISIT COULD BE PARTLY
TRADE-RELATED,' THEY WERE FULLY IN AGREEMENT. A COMPANY WHICH SPRINGS
TO MIND HS BRITISH AEROSPACE, PRESTWICK. CHINA HAS ORDERED 10 BAE
146'S (HATFIELD) BUT BAE ARE ALSO TRYING TO SEEL PRESTWICK 'S
JETSTREAM. PERHAPS BAE COULD ALSO HELP WITH LOGISTICS.
5. THE FOLLOWING MOFERT PERSONELL WILL ACCOMPANY THE MINISTER:·
LN XINGHAO
YUAN ZHERMIN
YANG DANHUA (F)
YANG ZHENLUN
FENG SHU
ON RUIQING
LIU ZHANTU
YAN HONGSHENG
YAN XIAOYAN (F)
DIRECTOR, GENERAL PLANNING DEPT
DIRECTOR, DEPT OF TREATIES AND LAW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, THIRD DEPT FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION CHIEF, THIRD DEPT FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CHIEF, DEPT OF TREATIES AND LAW
SECRETARY TO MINISTER (ENGLISH INTERPRETER)
DEPUTY DIVISION CHIEF, TECHNOLOGY IMPORT AND EXPORT DEPT
OFFICIAL, THIRD DEPT FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS.
THOMSON
MINIMAL.
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