TNAG-1462-FCO40-1988-Visits-by-Chinese-officials-to-the-UK--including-visit-by-Hu-1986 — Page 92

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VISIT BY HU YAOBANG:

1.

INTERPRETER

GIVEN OUR LACK OF A TOP LEVEL IN-HOUSE INTERPRETER AND

HU YAOBANG'S NON-STANDARD DIALECT, WE HAD BEEN WONDERING WHETHER

TO TRY TO RELY THIS TIME ON THE CHINESE SIDE FOR INTERPRETATION

AT FORMAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE CHINESE EMBASSY HAVE NOW

INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD GREATLY PREFER THERE TO BE A BRITISH

INTERPRETER.

2.

WE ARE THEREFORE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. WE STILL HAVE NO-ONE

HERE TRAINED TO THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM WHICH WILL BE

REQUIRED, AND WHICH THE CHINESE SIDE WILL NO DOUBT DISPLAY. CAN

YOU HELP? IF YOU HAVE AN INTERPRETER OF SUFFICIENT STANDARD WHO

COULD BE AVAILABLE (PERHAPS MRS KING AGAIN?), WE WOULD OF COURSE

BE HAPPY TO COVER TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS,

ON THE SAME LINES AS FOR Y P CHENG LAST YEAR.

HOWE LIMITED

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PROTOCOL.D MR WILSON

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