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YOUR TELNO 35: MR RENTON'S VISIT

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1. WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE YOUR PROPOSAL THAT THERE SHOULD BE TWO SESSIONS OF TALKS WITH ZHOU NAN INSTEAD OF ONE.

THEY HAVE AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A ONE AND A HALF HOUR SESSION

ON 18 JANUARY AND A TWO HOUR SESSION ON 20 JANUARY, BUT FOR THE

FORMER HAVE SUGGESTED 1700 TO 1830. I RECOMMEND WE ACCEPT THIS, AS

BOTH TALKS AND THE BANQUET ON 18 JANUARY WILL BE IN THE STATE

GUEST HOUSE. BY MOVING THE TALKS TO THE END OF THE AFTERNOON WE

WOULD SAVE ABOUT ONE HOUR'S TRAVELLING TIME. MOREOVER IT MAKES THE

NEED FOR ADJUSTMENT IN THE EVENT OF A LATE ARRIVAL LESS LIKELY.

2. IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE, THE MEETING WITH HEADS OF SECTION

PROPOSED IN MY TELNO 047, COULD TAKE PLACE IN THE EMBASSY BETWEEN, SAY, 1500 AND 1600 BEFORE THE MINISTER SETS OUR FOR THE FIRST

ROUND OF TALKS. I RECOMMEND THIS MEETING SHOULD TAKE PRIORITY

OVER A LARGER MEETING WITH STAFF AND WIVES.

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3. I PROPOSE THAT THE MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE (MY TELNO 030 AND

YOUR TELNO 032) SHOULD BE HELD IN THE BRITISH COUNCIL RECEPTION

AREA RATHER THAN THE RESIDENCE AS MY DOMESTIC STAFF WILL BE

PREPARING FOR THE RETURN DINNER THEN. I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE LIST

OF RESIDENT BRITISH JOURNALISTS REMAINS AS IN MY TELNO 1333 OF -N/T

13 SEPTEMBER, EXCEPT THAT ANTHONY BARKER HAS LEFT SO FAR WITHOUT

REPLACEMENT.

4. FOR CANTON (PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR), THE CHINESE ARE STILL UNABLE

TO TELL US AT WHICH HOTEL THE PARTY WILL BE STAYING. WE HAVE,

HOWEVER, ASCERTAINED THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING IN MIND FOR LUNCH ON

22 JANUARY. WE HAVE THEREFORE SAID THAT THE MINISTER WOULD PROBABLY

WELCOME A PRIVATE LUNCH WITH THE POLITICAL ADVISER AS SUGGESTED IN

YOUR TUR.

5. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, ANXIOUS TO GIVE MR RENTON TWO HOURS

SIGHTSEEING IN CANTON BEFORE HIS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING

ENGAGEMENTS. THEY HAVE THEREFORE SUGGESTED MOVING THOSE RACK BY

ONE HOUR, SO THAT THE MEETING WITH RP WOULD BE AT 1630 AND THE CALL

ON THE LOCAL LEADER AT 1800. GRATEFUL IF BTC COULD CONFIRM THAT

THE FORMER CHANGE IS ACCEPTABLE TO RP.CONFIDENTIAL

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