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3. YOU SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT LORD YOUNG, WHO WILL MEET HU ON ARRIVAL, HAS ALSO BID TO HOST A TRADE RELATED LUNCH (WITH

SIR ERIC SHARP) AND A VISIT TO INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS. 4. ON DATES, WE ARE INCLINED TO NUDGE THE CHINESE TOWARDS DEPARTURE ON 11 JUNE. THIS WOULD SAVE SOME EXPENSE (FOR WHICH THERE WILL BE GREAT PRESSURE) AND NEED NOT IN OUR VIEW DIMINISH THE OVERALL VALUE OF THE VISIT. IT WOULD BE FITTING FOR LUNCH AT THE PALACE TO BE THE LAST MAJOR EVENT.

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PLEASE SPEAK ACCORDINGLY TO THE CHINESE. YOU SHOULD SAY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO PLAN IN MORE DETAIL WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SIZE AND SENIOR COMPOSITION OF THE PARTY. THOSE CONCERNED WILL BE MEETING THE CHINESE EMBASSY ON 6 MARCH FOR A FIRST FORMAL PLANNING SESSION. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE EMBASSY WERE READY THEN TO INDICATE MAJOR REQUESTS FOR THE VISIT FROM HU AND MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY.

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