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PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR FROM DAVIES, FED
FCO TELNO 19: POSSIBLE VISIT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CHINA
1. AT HIS MEETING ON 20 FEBRUARY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOW RATHER MORE DISPOSED TO GO TO BOTH HONG KONG AND CHINA IN APRIL. WE SHALL BE TELEGRAPHING MORE FULLY
ABOUT THIS. HE STILL REMAINS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HANDLING OF A VISIT TO CHINA, ITS CONTENT, AND MEDIA REACTION, AND WE SHALL BE DOING MORE WORK ON ALL THESE POINTS. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS CLEARLY NOT ATTRACTED TO A VISIT LIMITED STRICTLY TO WORKING SESSIONS. HE CONFIRMED SPECIFICALLY THAT HE WOULD STILL VERY
MUCH LIKE AN EXPEDITION TO TAISHAN.
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I RECOGNISE THAT YOU PROBABLY SAW NO POINT IN PROVIDING THE
ADVICE WE SOUGHT IN TUR, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT THE VISIT.
IT WOULD NOW BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD DO SO AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE, REPLYING PERSONALLY TO ME. WE SHOULD NEED TO FEED THE TASHAN TRIP INTO AN OVERALL LONDON-HONG KONG-CHINA-LONDON
ITINERARY WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE SOMEWHAT SHORTER THAN 2-9 APRIL. IF, AS I SUSPECT, TAISHAN MAY PROVE TO BE IMPRACTICAL, HAVE YOU ANY ALTERNATIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR AN INTERESTING TRIP AWAY FROM
PEKING?
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