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YOUR TELNO 175: MEETING WITH WU XUÈQIAN
1.
WHEN YOU CALL ON ZHOU NAN ON 9 FEBRUARY (YOUR TELNO 181)
PLEASE SAY THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS CONSIDERED CAREFULLY
WHETHER HE COULD MEET WU'S PREFERENCE FOR A MEETING IN
SWITZERLAND ON 28 MARCH. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO
BE POSSIBLE. THE EXPLANATION, FOR WU'S PERSONAL INFORMATION,
IS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS DUE TO ACCOMPANY THE PRIME
MINISTER ON HER VISIT TO MOSCOW, WHICH IS LIKELY TO BEGIN THAT
WEEKEND. HOWEVER 27 MARCH REMAINS A POSSIBILITY: THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO GENEVA AT ANY TIME DURING THAT
DAY, SO AS TO FIT ROUND WU'S ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT. ALTERNATIVELY WE MIGHT REVERT TO THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S EARLIER PROPOSAL FOR A MEETING IN GERMANY ON 23
MARCH. THE SECRETARY OF STATE VERY MUCH HOPES THAT A
MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE ARRANGEMENT CAN BE FOUND.
2. IF YOU CONSIDER IT NECESSARY YOU SHOULD ALSO REITERATE
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S HOPE FOR A FUTHER MEETING IN APRIL.
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS CERTAIN THAT THERE
WILL BE FURTHER TOPICS TO DISCUSS AT THE SECOND MEETING.
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