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VISIT BY HU YAOBANG: GIFTS ETC

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S RETURN GIFT WILL BE

ONE OR TWO BOOKS ABOUT EUROPEAN CALLIGRAPHY AND/OR SHAKESPEARE

- WITH THE EMPHASIS ON ATTRACTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS. HE MAY ALSO

PRESENT A BBC BRIDGE COMPANION. THIS HIGH-LEVEL PROGRAMME

SHOULD BE INTELLIGIBLE TO A KEEN BRIDGE PLAYER (AS HU IS)

EVEN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH. THE MANUFACTURERS (HEBER

LIMITED FROM STROUD) HAVE CHECKED THAT THE PROGRAMME IS

COMPATIBLE WITH CHINESE TELEVISION SETS. THIS GIFT WOULD ALSO

NEATLY ILLUSTRATE THE THEME OF INNOVATIVE SMALL BUSINESSES.

2. THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD NATURALLY LIKE PUBLICITY.

WE SEE NO OBJECTION, SUBJECT TO THE CHINESE AGREEING.

SOMEONE FROM THE COMPANY WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE MR HU A 15-MINUTE

(INCLUDING INTERPRETATION) EXPLANATION AT HIS HOTEL

WHEN A PHOTOGRAPH COULD BE TAKEN. IN ADDITION,

THE TIMES BRIDGE CORRESPONDANT WHO HELPED DESIGN THE PROGRAMME,

WOULD BE DELIGHTED IF YOU COULD OBTAIN FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARYS

OFFICE SOME EXAMPLES OF BRIDGE HANDS WHICH HU HAS ENJOYED

PLAYING. A CHINESE TEXT WOULD BE ADEQUATE AS WE HAVE A GOOD

BRIDGE-PLAYING TRANSLATOR ON HAND.

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