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SUBJECT:
VISIT OF MR HU YAOBANG,
8-12 JUNE : GIFTS
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The Chinese Embassy have told us that Mr Hu Yaobang,
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communi
Party of China, will be bringing gifts for the Queen, the
Prime Minister and Sir Geoffrey Howe when he visits next
month.
We recommend that the Prime Minister consider
presenting a hand-carved burr elm table, which we would
commission from John Makepeace at Parnham House. A squar
table 500 mm square (table top) and 400mm high would cost
£600 plus VAT. Parnham House have confirmed that they
could complete an order for a square table for Mr Hu's
arrival, I enclose a photograph of a similar elliptical
burr elm table for your consideration.
The Ambassador in Peking, Sir Richard Evans, support
the idea and the Head of Chancery, Peking, has vouched fc
the quality of John Makepeace's work. We have discussed
with Parnham House the possible difficulty of low humidit
in Peking and are assured that this should not present
problems. But in any case the Chinese Embassy have
confirmed that such gifts to Senior Chinese personalities
are kept in controlled temperatures.
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