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YOUR TELNO 873: TRANSIT STOP BY MR RENTON, 22 MARCH

1.

MR RENTON LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE AIRPORT. HE

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SHOWER, IF THAT CAN BE CONVENIENTLY

ARRANGED.

MR RENTON WOULD OF COURSE BE HAPPY TO SHAKE THE HANDS OF

THE CHINESE JLG DELEGATION IF THEY DO, INDEED, COINCIDE IN THE

VIP SUITE.

2.

3.

WE AGREE THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF MR

RENTON'S TRANSIT STOP IN ADVANCE OR, INDEED, AFTERWARDS. IT IS

JUST POSSIBLE THAT IF THERE WERE AN ENCOUNTER WITH

KE ZAISHUD IT WOULD BE WORTH MENTIONING THIS TO THE PRESS, BUT OUR

INCLINATION IS TO MAKE NO ANNOUNCEMENT AT ALL OF SO BRIEF A STOP.

HOWE

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NEWS DEPT PSIPS MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

SIR D WILSON

PS/MR RENTON

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