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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:

GRAHAM FRY

FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT

DATE:

SIR J COLES

CC:

PRIVATE SECRETARY

19 November 1993

PS/Mr Goodlad

PS/Mr Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Appleyard o/r

Mr Greenstock

Mr Masefield

Mr Hum o/r

Mr Ricketts, HKD

Mr Hope, WED

Mr Smith, CFSP Unit

Mr Culshaw, News D Mr Wilkinson, Planners Special Advisers

CHANCELLOR KOHL'S VISIT TO CHINA:

INVITATION TO

PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN

PROBLEM

1. How to react to Chancellor Kohl's transmission of an invitation

from President von Weizsaecker to President Jiang Zemin to visit Germany in apparent breach of EC sanctions?

RECOMMENDATION

2, I recommend that the Secretary of State raise this on 22 November

with Mr Kinkel. In the light of that conversation, we could consider how

to handle this issue at the Anglo-German Summit and at the Political Committee (25-26 November).

BACKGROUND AND ARGUMENT

A

3. Peking telno 1479 reports that during his meeting with President

Jiang Zemin, Chancellor Kohl extended an invitation from President von Weizsaecker for Jiang to visit Germany. Of the sanctions imposed by EC

fed13/EC. CHINA/kohl.poco. 1811

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