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YOUR TELNOS 340 AND 341:

SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THAILAND, 20-22 APRIL

1. PARA 1 OF FIRST TUR: WE INFORMED WANG WEIYANG ON 14 APRIL THAT

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED ONLY BY MCLAREN AND

GALSWORTHY. HE TOOK NOTE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT.

2. WE ALSO SPOKE TO WANG ALONG THE LINES OF PARA 2 OF FIRST TUR.

WANG TOOK NOTE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. IN DOING SO, HE POINTED OUT

THAT THE CHINESE HAD HAD IN MIND THE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR A

POSSIBLE MEETING BETWEEN MCLAREN AND KE ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS. WE

ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BUT SAID THAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO

FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION BETWEEN MINISTER. WANG SAID THAT HE WOULD COME

BACK TO US LATER WITH DETAILS OF KE'S PREFERRED TIMING.

3. ON SECOND TUR, WE HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS TO ADD TO THOSE AT PARA

2(A) AND 2(R). AS REGARDS 2(A), PIGOTT HAS BEEN ASKED TO CALL ON

LIN ZHIYING AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON 15 APRIL TO DISCUSS DEFENCE

AND PUBLIC ORDER MATTERS (NO FURTHER DETAILS). THE CHINESE MIGHT

HAVE IT IN MIND TO GIVE US THEIR PROPOSALS AT THAT MEETING FOR

TIMING, VENUE AND TEAM LINE-UP.

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