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OCMIAN 6864

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00 PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO PEKIN

101900Z JAN

GRS 298

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FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELNO 35

OF 10190OZ JAN 86

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

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13 JAN 1986

AB 13/

YOUR TELNOS 24 AND 47: MR RENTON'S VISIT

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THANK YOU FOR THESE HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

2. MR RENTON IS LARGELY CONTENT WITH THE PEKING PROGRAMME AS PROPOSED. HOWEVER, WE WOULD PREFER TO SPARE HIM A THREE HOUR PLUS SESSION OF TALKS ON 18 JANUARY STRAIGHT AFTER A LONG AND TIRING JOURNEY, AND TO ENSURE THAT HE HAS TIME FOR A BATH AND A SHORT BRIEFING MEETING BEFORE THE TALKS WITH ZHOU. PLEASE THEREFORE REVERT TO THE MFA ON THE BASIS OF TWO ROUNDS, THE FIRST FROM, SAY, 1500-1630 ON 18 JANUARY, THE SECOND FROM 0900-1100 HOURS ON 20 JANUARY. MR RENTON WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET EMBASSY HEADS OF SECTIONS (YOUR TELNO 47) BUT REQUIREMENT FOR SECOND ROUND OF TALKS ON 20 JANUARY RULES OUT SUGGESTED TIMING. PERHAPS THESE COULD BE

THERE MIGHT ARRANGED ON AD HOC BASIS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES.

BE SOME OPENINGS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF 18 JANUARY, THOUGH THIS MIGHT ALSO BE A CONVENIENT TIME FOR HIM TO MEET EMBASSY STAFF AND THEIR WIVES, PERHAPS OVER TEA IN THE RESIDENCE.

3. WE ARE TELEGRAPHING SEPARATELY TO SHANGHAI (COPIED TO YOU) ABOUT THE PROGRAMME THERE. GRATEFUL ASAP FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON CANTON AND SHENZHEN, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ONWARD TRAVEL TO HONG KONG. MR RENTON WOULD BE GLAD TO MEET BP AND OTHER COMPANIES AT 1530 ON 22 JANUARY. WHAT ARRANGEMENTS DO

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