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YOUR TELNOS 822 AND 842 (NOT TO ALL): VISIT OF SIR GEOFFREY HOWE

1. WE SEE NO DIFFICULTIES WITH PROPOSED VISIT. I AGREE THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST TO OMIT PEKING THIS TIME AND KEEP THE POSSIBILITY IN RESERVE.

2. AS REGARDS CHONGQING, GLAXO WILL PRESUMABLY HAVE INFORMED SIR GEOFFREY THAT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THEIR JOINT VENTURE FACTORY IS PLANNED FOR 9 OCTOBER. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD DISCOVER WHETHER HE HAS ANY INTENTION OF EXTENDING HIS TRIP TO CLUDE THIS EVENT. I HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE OPENING CEREMONY, BU DO NOT AT PRESENT PLAN TO ATTEND AS I HAVE A TRIP TO CHONGQING SCHEDULED FOR THE LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER. IF SIR GEOFFREY DOES INTEND TO BE PRESENT

AT THE CEREMONY I WOULD WANT TO LOOK AGAIN AT MY OWN PLANS.

3. WE HAVE ONE OR TWO OTHE SUGGESTIONS WHICH SIR GEOFFREY MIGHT LIKE

TO CONSIDER. IN THE FORTHCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR THERE WILL BE THREE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PRORAMMES IN CHONGQING OF WHICH THE NEW JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TRAINER TRAINING PROJECT (SIC) AT SOUTHWEST CHINA TEACHERS UNIVERSITY (SWCTU) IS PROBABLY THE MOST SUITABLE FOR A VISIT. THE SWCTU CAMPUS IS AT BEIBEI, SOME 2 HOURS' DRIVE FROM CHONGQING THROUGH PRETTY COUNTRYSIDE. ABOUT 4 HOURS' DRIVE FURTHER ON FROM BEIBEI ARE THE BUDDHIST SCULPTURES AT DAZU, WHICH ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE. THE HOTEL FOR FOREIGNERS (DAZU HOTEL) IS VERY GOOD. SIR GEOFFREY WOULD THEN HAVE TO RETURN TO CHONGQING TO GET A FLIGHT TO GUILIN. ALTERNATIVELY, THERE ARE BOAT TRIPS ALONG THE YANGTZE RIVER FROM CHONGQING TO WUHAN (3 NIGHTS). SHORTER DAY TRIPS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

4. PLEASE PASS MY BEST WISHES TO SIR GEOFFREY. IF HE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THE IDEAS IN PARA 3 ABOVE, OR WANTS FURTHER SUGGESTIONS, WE SHOULD BE GLAD TO HELP. AND IF HE SHOULD DECIDE TO COME TO PEKING HE AND LADY HOWE WOULD BE MOST WELCOME TO STAY AT THE RESIDENCE.

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