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GRS 120

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FRCO

TELNO 833

OF 191004Z MAY 36

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

$4

MY TELNO 661: HU YAOBANG

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1. MEI: ZHAORONG, THE HEAD OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA, HAS TWICE TOLD ME DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS THAT IT WOULD GREATLY HELP HIM (AND, BY IMPLICATION, OTHERS) TO KNOW WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER INTENDED TO BROACH ANY PARTICULAR

SUBJECTS WITH HU.

2. ZHOU NAN TOLD SIR PATRICK WRIGHT ON 15 MAY THAT HU WOULD BE READY TO DISCUSS WHATEVER SUBJECTS THE PRIME MINISTER, AS HOST, MIGHT WISH TO BRING UP WITH HIM. HE SAID IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT THESE WERE LIKELY TO BE.

3. IS THERE ANYTHING WHICH I MIGHT SAY TO MEL?

EVANS

LIMITED

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)

FED

HKD

CRD

SCD

PROTOCOL D.

NEWS D.

PLANNING STAFF

SOVIET D.

SIR W. HARDING DR WILSON

HRK 02662.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY -2 JUN 1986

TRY

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