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YRTELNO 748 TO PEKING: VISIT OF SIR JAMES CLEMINSON

1. SUBJECT TO OBTAINING VISAS (AND WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE VISA APPLICATIONS BOTH FOR SIR JAMES CLEMINSON AND FOR MYSELF) I AND MY WIFE PROPOSE TO ACCOMPANY SIR JAMES AND LADY CLEMINSON DURING HIS VISIT TO SHENZHEN ON 2 OCTOBER. THE VISIT WOULD BE BY FERRY FROM HONG KONG DEPARTING AT 0830 AND RETURNING AT 1630. IN ADDITION TO THE UNITED BISCUITS FACTORY, WHICH IS THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL AND MOST RECENT BRITISH INVESTMENT IN THE AREA, WE WOULD ALSO PAY BRIEF CALLS AT A RACAL PREMISES AND ON CHINA MERCHANTS FOR A BRIEFING ON THE SHEKOU INDUSTRIAL ZONE. I WILL ASSUME THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO MY VISITING UNLESS YOU INSTRUCT OTHERWISE.

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