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CONFEET11007 CONFENTIAL

007

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 31

OF 12165OZ JANUARY 88

AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG, ULAN BATOR

INFO PRIORITY JAKARTA

Анди

140506

MDLOAN 8509

смот

CMATT

FROM FED

YOUR TELNO 34: VISIT TO CHINA BY LORD

1.

GLENARTHUR

LORD GLENARTHUR IS KEEN TO VISIT CHINA AND HAS END MAY/EARLY

JUNE IN MIND (THIS IS THE SAME PERIOD THAT MR FOWLER IS CONTEMPLATING, AND WE WOULD PROPOSE TO PUT IT TO THE DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT THAT LORD GLENARTHUR'S NEED TO VISIT CHINA BEFORE TOO

MUCH LONGER IS AN ADDED REASON FOR ASKING MR FOWLER TO POSTPONE

UNTIL THE AUTUMN).

2.

LORD GLENARTHUR WOULD ALSO INTEND VISITING HONG KONG AT THAT

TIME (FOLLOWING UP HIS TRANSIT VISIT IN FEBRUARY). HE HAS ALSO

EXPRESSED INTEREST IN VISITING MONGOLIA. WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW

SUCH A VISIT MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN A TRIP TO CHINA AND HONG KONG.

3.

GRATEFUL FOR YOU VIEWS. YOU SHOULD NOT (NOT) DISCUSS THIS

WITH YOUR (HOST) GOVERNMENT UNTIL WE HAVE CONSULTED THE SECRETARY

OF STATE. LORD GLENARTHUR FULLY APPRECIATES THAT HMA JAKARTA WILL HAVE BARELY TAKEN UP HIS NEW APPOINTMENT IN PEKING AT THE TIME PROPOSED.

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MR MCLAREN

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