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WOULD BE FOR HIM TO ACCOMPANY YOU FOR THE JOURNEY BACK TO THE CITY. WE HAVE SAID THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU WOULD PREFER TO TRAVEL WITH ME, SO THAT I COULD BRIEF YOU PERSONALLY ON THE LATEST ROUND OF TALKS ETC BEFORE YOU SEE QIAN QICHEN. PROTOCOL HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE CONTENT WITH THIS CAND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW HARD THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD LIKE US TO PRESS THE POINT IF THEY REVERT TO IT TOMORROW), BUT ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THEY MEET OUR WISHES, THE ORDER OF CARS WILL BE:
POLICE CAR: CHINESE PROTECTION OFFICER
CAR 1 : SECRETARY OF STATE: ME : SAWERS : SOMERS/LOW
MY CAR : SZE : HUM : J S SMITH : COX: LOW/SOMERS
CAR 01 :
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CAR 2
CORNISH : ROGAN
(MINIBUS) : ALL OTHERS (LILLIE, ASH, RIXON, M F SMITH)
TIMINGS REMAIN AS BEFORE:
1815: ARRIVE PEKING AIRPORT
1825: LEAVE AIRPORT
1900: ARRIVE RESIDENCE
1915:
LEAVE RESIDENCE
1930:
WELCOMING DINNER AT DIAOYUTAI (VILLA 18).
2100: LEAVE DIAOYUTAI
CALL MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WILL COME TO THE RESIDENCE FIRST.)
DINNER
6"
QIAN QICHEN WILL GREET THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE DIAOYUTAI GUEST-HOUSE, AND THERE WILL BE A SHORT MEETING IN AN ANTE-ROOM CALL DINNER GUESTS PRESENT, SEATED IN HORSE-SHOE FORMATION) BEFORE MOVING IN TO DINNER. AS WELL AS JIANG ENZHU AND MA YUZHEN, ONLY MFA OFFICIALS WILL BE PRESENT ON THE CHINESE SIDE. (THE SAME APPLIES TO THE TALKS: IE LU PING WILL NOT BE THERE, NOR, ACCORDING TO MFA PROTOCOL, WILL ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE STATE COUNCIL HONG KONG AND MACAO AFFAIRS OFFICE.)
PROGRAMME ON FRIDAY 9 JULY
7.
THE CHINESE NOW WANT YOUR TALKS WITH QIAN QICHEN TO START AT 0830 AND TO KEEP FLEXIBILITY ABOUT THEIR ENDING TIME. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THEY ARE KEEPING OPEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING AFTERWARDS WITH ANOTHER LEADER, PROBABLY JIANG ZEMIN BUT POSSIBLY
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