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CONFIDENTIAL

From the Private Secretary

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Dr Wilson

PRIME MINISTER'S MEETING WITH HU YAOBANG

My letter of yesterday enclosed a record of the Prime Minister's talks with General Secretary Hu Yaobang. A correction is needed on page 6 of the record to a point which I misunderstood. In the paragraph dealing with Taiwan, it was not a question of China asking four things of the United States, but rather of China summarising the United States' position as covering four points. The second sentence of the second main paragraph on page 6 should - therefore read:

"China understood the United States' position on Taiwan to cover four points:

I am copying this letter to Rachel Lomax (HM Treasury), John Mogg (Department of Trade and Industry), John Howe (Ministry of Defence), Geoff Dart (Department of Energy), Andrew Lansley (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's Office), Caroline Slocock (Department of Employment) and Michael Stark (Cabinet Office).

HKK 026/0 RECEIVED IN REGATKY

2 0 JUN 1986

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