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1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 16 MARCH. WE DID INDEED KNOW ABOUT ZHANG YOUYUN'S VISIT TO LONDON. I HAD WANTED TO ARRANGE SOME HOSPITALITY FOR HER AND HER PARTY BEFORE THEY LEFT, BUT THEY WERE ALREADY IN EUROPE BY THE TIME WE APPROACHED THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR. I SHALL NOW HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR RETURN.

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MS ZHANG DOES INDEED HAVE HER EYES ON THE ILO. SHE WAS APPARENTLY WELL PLACED TO SECURE ONE PARTICULAR JOB BUT IT WAS THEN ABOLISHED, LEAVING NO OTHER POSSIBILITIES IN THE SHORT TERM. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER SHE STILL ASPIRES TO GENEVA BUT WHENEVER I SEE HER HERE (NOT VERY FREQUENTLY) SHE CLAIMS TO FIND HER PRESENT WORK

INTERESTING AND SATISFYING.

3. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING IN THE CORRIDORS TO SUGGEST THAT MS ZHANG STILL PLAYS ANY ROLE IN HONG KONG MATTERS: NOR HAS SHE SAID ANYTHING TO GIVE THAT IMPRESSION IN HER CONVERSATIONS WITH ME. SHE NO DOUBT MAINTAINS SOME PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH PLAYERS ON THE CHINESE SIDE FROM THE DAYS WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED, BUT I SUSPECT THAT THAT IS ALL. ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE WILL HAVE BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS THAT OLD FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES WOULD BE LIKELY TO TACKLE HER ABOUT HONG KONG DURING HER VISIT TO THE UK, AND WILL HAVE TAKEN CARE TO BRIEF HERSELF ABOUT THE CHINESE POSITION IN THE CURRENT DISPUTE. AS YOU SAY, SHE CAN PROBABLY BE RELIED ON TO REPORT ANYTHING SAID TO HER WHICH SHE THINKS OF INTEREST, PARTICULARLY IF IT COMES FROM A RELATIVELY SENIOR SOURCE.

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IN VIEW OF HER PAST INVOLVEMENT WITH THE UK AND WITH OUR BILTERAL NEGOTIATIONS OVER HONG KONG, I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE

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