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1. SIR RICHARD EVANS ASKED IF I HAD SEEN A REPORT FROM PEKING ON THE

AFRICAN STUDENT PROTEST. I SAID NO, BUT IN THE MIDST OF BRIEFING FOR

HU'S VISIT MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD POINT ME TO

IT OR SEND US A REPORT DESKBY 090800Z. THE PROTESTS HAVE HAD

CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY HERE AND MIGHT COME UP IN CONVERSATIONS WITH

HU AND HIS PARTY.

2. THE PARTY ARRIVED ON TIME AND IN GOOD SPIRITS. WHEN LORD YOUNG

APOLOGISED FOR FAILING TO VISIT HUNAN, HU IMMEDIATELY SAID: ''DONT

GO TO HUNAN, ITS TOO BACKWARD. YOU MUST GO TO NANJING, SHANDONG AND

JIANGSU.'' HE CAME ACROSS AS WARM AND FULL OF ANIMATION.

3. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT UNFORTUNATELY A BAGGAG VAN RAN INTO THE

CHINESE BOEING 707 (AFTER THE PARTY HAD LEFT THE AIRPORT). THE

EMBASSY SAY THAT BRITISH AIRWAYS FEAR IT COULD TAKE 2 OR 3 DAYS TO

REPAIR THE DAMAGE. WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO PROVIDE REASSURANCE BY

THE TIME MR HU PAYS HIS COURTESY CALL ON THE PRIME MINISTER.

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