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GRS 800

CONFIDENTIAL

FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 024

OF 07093OZ JANUARY 66

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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 13: MR RENTON'S VISIT

1.

THOMSON TOOK ACTION ON PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 OF YOUR TUR WITH

THE DEPUTY HEAD OF THE MFA'S WESTERN EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT TODAY. JIANG WAS GRATEFUL FOR OUR PROMPT RESPONSE. HE IN TURN SAID THAT ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES THE CHINESE WOULD HAVE MATTERS TO RAISE UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS:

(A) EAST/WEST RELATIONS

(B) ARMS CONTROL

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(C) SINO/OXIET RELATIONS

(D) CAMBODIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

2.

HAN 02715

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 0 8 JAN 1986

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

JIANG SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE FAVOURE

REGISTAY

Action Taken

NING HE TWO

SETS OF TALKS WITH ZHOU NAN INTO ONE, ITH A LONG SESSION ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE DAY OF MR RENTON'S ARRIVAL. IF NECESSARY THE TALKS COULD CONTINUE OVER THE WELCOMING BANQUET. THE CHINESE WOULD HOWEVER LEAVE THE FIRST HALF OF THE MORNING OF 20 JANUARY FREE OF MEETINGS IN CASE FURTHER DISCUSSION OF BILATERAL OR INTERNATIONAL ISSUES WAS STILL NEEDED. ON THAT BASIS THEY PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME

FOP THE PEKING LEG OF THE VISIT:

SATURDAY 18 JANUARY

1155 ARRIVE ON FLIGHT SR 196

1530 TALKS WITH ZHOU NAN AT THE DIAOYUTAI STATE GUEST HOUSE

1830 OR 1900 (DEPENDING ON PROGRESS IN THE TALKS) WELCOMING BANQUET AT THE DIAOYUTAI STATE GUEST HOUSE

SUNDAY 19 JANUARY

AM VISIT MING TOMBS AND GREAT WALL

LUNCH

AT THE GREAT WALL

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PM.