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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE VISIT
1 WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR THE INDICATION OF PIFA'S PLANS IN TUR WHICH MCLAREN WAS ABLE TO DRAW ON WHEN BE BRIEFED THE COMMITTEE ON 6 APRIL.
2.
BEEN
EVEN IF THE PROGRAMME BEING ARRANGED BY PIFA HAS STILL NOT COMPLETELY FINALISED THE COMMITTEE CLERKS WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME KIND OF OUTLINE PROGRAMME FOR THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER AT
THEIR NEXT MEETING ON 12 APRIL. THIS WILL BE THE COMMITTEE'S LAST OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROGRAMME BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE. IN PARTICULAR THE CLERKS WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR MEETING THE COMMITTEE AT THE AIRPORT: THE INFORMAL BRIEFING SESSION WITH EMBASSY STAFF, THE SIGHTSEEING VISIT ON 23 APRIL (HAS THE VISIT TO THE GREAT WALL BEEN CONFIRMED?), AND OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS. A FURTHER UPDATE ON PIFA'S PROGRESS IN FIXING APPOINTMENTS FOR 24-25 APRIL WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED.
3. THE CLERKS HAVE TOLD US THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY AT SOME STAGE DURING THE VISIT TO SEE THE BRITISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE AND TO MEET A CROSS-SECTION OF BRITISH EXPATRIATES, POSSIBLY OVER DINNER ON 23 APRIL IF THE CHINESE HAVE MADE NO OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT EVENING. THE COMMITTEE WOULD PREFER TO KEEP THE EVENING OF 22 APRIL FREE FOR AN INFORMAL BRIEFING AND DINNER WITH EMBASSY STAFF. BUT THE CLERKS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT SOME EXPATRIATES MIGHT PERHAPS BE INCLUDED IN THIS DINNER IF IT OFFERS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMITTEE TO MEET THEM.
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GRATEFUL FOR A REPLY IF POSSIBLE DESKBY 1109OOZ.
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