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(A) AS IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE.,

(B) TO GIVE HU A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW WE SEE THE WORLD AND THE UK'S

PLACE IN IT.

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(C) TO GET HU TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF CHINA'S INTERPRETATION OF THE

NATURE AND AMBITIONS OF THE SOVIET UNION.,

(D) TO GET HU TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE CHINESE MEAN WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT

**SOCIALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS'' (SEE PARAGRAPH

2 ABOVE).,

(E) TO GIVE LI PENG CLEAR AND FAVOURABLE IMPRESSIONS OF THE STATE

OF THE BRITISH ECONOMY AND THE CAPABILITIES OF BRITISH

INDUSTRY.,

(F) TO CREATE A GOOD CLIMATE FOR THE STATE VISIT.

7. I SUGGEST THAT THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE TALKS AT NO. 10 SHOULD BE DISTILLED FROM THESE WIDER OBJECTIVES WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO MORE.

(A) TO GET ACCROSS OUR VIEWS ABOUT THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL

TERRORISM AND OUR DETERMINATION TO FIGHT AGAINST IT

AND

(B) TO GET ACROSS WHATEVER MESSAGES ABOUT HONG KONG AS MAY SEEM

DESIRABLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WU XUEQIAN (BUT BEARING IN MIND THAT ZHOU NAN WILL BE HU'S

ADVISER ON THE SUBJECT).

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MR CRUICK SHANK

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