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2. THIS WILL ALREADY STRETCH THE TIME AVAILABLE. NO DOUBT THE

CHINESE WILL LET YOU KNOW OF ANY ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS THEY WISH TO

RAISE. GRATEFUL NEVERTHELESS FOR YOUR VIEWS ON WHAT DEFENSIVE

BRIEFING MR RENTON MAY NEED.

CALLS/PROGRAMME

3. PLEASE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING:

A) PEKING

TALKS WITH ZHAO NAN (TWO SESSIONS)

MEETINGS WITH WU XUEQIAN AND THE STATE ECONOMIC

COMMISSION

SIGHTSEEING (PRESUMABLY MOSTLY ON 19 JANUARY)

EG FORBIDDEN CITY, TEMPLE OF HEAMEN, AND IF TIME ALLOWS, GREAT WALL AND MING TOMBS.

B)

SHANGHAI

MAYOR.

C) CANTON

GOVERNOR OF GUANGDONG

MAYOR

MEETING WITH BP/BRITISH COMPANIES.

D) SHENZHEN MAYOR

BRIEF TOUR

(PLEASE EMPHASISE THAT MR RENTON NEEDS TO REACH

HONG KONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON)

4. WE AGREE WITH YOUR ADVICE (HONG KONG TELNO 2721) THAT MR RENTON SHOULD CALL ON JI PENGFEI. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION THAT

THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE GOVERNOR, PLEASE ALSO BID FOR THIS. 5. WE SHALL PRESUMABLY NEED TO GIVE THE CHINESE A MORE DETAILED

STEER IN DUE COURSE ON MR RENTON'S ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE PEKING,

PARTICULARLY UK BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT. WE HAVE AGAIN CONSULTED MOUND, WHO WOULD PREFER MR RENTON TO ARRIVE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY ON 21 JANUARY (LEAVING PEKING AROUND 0830, RATHER THAN CA5102 AS IN OUR TELNO 348 TO BANGKOK) IN ORDER TO BE SURE OF

ARRIVING IN TIME FOR LUNCH. PLEASE ASK THE CHINESE TO ARRANGE

THIS. HE ENVISAGES A LUNCH EITHER WITH BRITISH BUSINESSMEN OR

LEADING SHANGHAINESE, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR OF SHANGHAI. A CALL ON THE MAYOR WOULD PREFERABLY BE COMBINED WITH THE OFFICIAL BANQUET.

HE CONSIDERS THAT TIME WOULD NOT ALLOW A VISIT TO PILKINGTONS.

DO YO OR BTC HONG KONG HAVE ANY FURTHER VIEWS ON PROVINCIAL

ASPECTS?

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