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IN SEEKING AGREEMENT TO THE VISIT, YOU SHOULD RUN OVER THE ARGUMENTS ONCE AGAIN, AS YOU DID WITH JI PENGFEI (YOUR TELNO 198), FOR THE VISIT TO BE SEEN TO BE A SUCCESS AND FOR SOME POSITIVE AND MEASURABLE RESULTS TO COME OUT OF IT.
(C) ANNOUNCEMENT
PROVIDED THE CHINESE AGREE TO THE VISIT, OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO ANNOUNCE THE VISIT FORMALLY QUITE SOON. GRATEFUL FOR YOU VIEWS ON WHEN THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO BE IN A POSITION TO DO So.
(D) ACCOMMODATION
WE ASSUME, LIKE YOU, THAT THE CHINESE WILL OFFER THE DIAOYUTAI. IF SO, WE WILL CONSULT THE SECRETARY OF STATE. FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW THE RESIDENCE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE BETTER.
(E) NUMBERS OFFERED FREE HOSPITALITY
WE WOULD NORMALLY ONLY CATER FOR A PARTY OF UP TO SEVEN ON AN INWARD VISIT (AND WE MUST EXPECT QIAN QICHEN TO PAY A RETURN VISIT LATER IN THE YEAR: INDEED THESE VISITS COULD BECOME REGULAR IN EACH DIRECTION, IF THE PROPOSAL FOR SIX MONTHLY EXCHANGES AT THIS LEVEL BEARS FRUIT). YOU SHOULD THEREFORE EXPLORE THE CHINESE POSITION WHILE EXPRESSING THE HOPE THAT THEY CAN CATER FOR MR AND MRS HURD, TWO PRIVATE SECRETARIES, BURNS, PAUL AND CORNISH (NEWS DEPT). THOSE ADDITIONAL TO THAT NUMBER WOULD PRESUMABLY STAY IN A HOTEL?
(F) VISITS OUTSIDE PEKING
YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WISH TO SPEND THE WEEKEND VISITING TAISHAN. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS TRANSPORT. PLEASE THEREFORE EXPLORE WITH THE CHINESE WHETHER THEY COULD MAKE AVAILABLE A SMALL AIRCRAFT (EG BAE 146) FOR A JINAN/CANTON LEG AND OBTAIN A COST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE). YOU SHOULD ALSO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES FOR A CANTON PROGRAMME.
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