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FM PEKING

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 2145

OF 1002372 DECEMBER 1987

MKB 026/1

15 DEC 1937

MY TEL NO 2100 : YOUR INVITATION FOR WU XUEQIAN TO VISIT UK

1. WE WERE TOLD ON 9 DECEMBER NAN AND BY THE MFA WESTERN INVITATION IS BEING GIVEN

040167 MDHIAN 9793

BOTH BY VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ZHOU EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT, THAT YOUR

CAREFUL AND POSITIVE'' CONSIDERATION

AND THAT WE SHALL RECEIVE A REPLY IN DUE COURSE.

2. THIS IS THE USUAL CHINSE WAY OF SIGNALLING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO

ACCEPT.

I HOPE WE CAN GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE GRACE FOR THEIR

FORMAL REPLY.

EVANS

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