Action on deaths of Chinese leaders. Includes draft messages of condolence and protocol measures to be followed in the event of the death of Mao Zedong (who died on 9 September 1976) and various other top-level Chinese officials. Includes discussions about the possibility of flying flags at half-mast in Hong Kong and London in honour of Mao Zedong. - Archives Direct

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Field name	Value
Reference	FCO 21/1375
Department/Office	Foreign Office
Title	Action on deaths of Chinese leaders. Includes draft messages of condolence and protocol measures to be followed in the event of the death of Mao Zedong (who died on 9 September 1976) and various other top-level Chinese officials. Includes discussions about the possibility of flying flags at half-mast in Hong Kong and London in honour of Mao Zedong.
Date	1975
Collection	Foreign Office Files for China, 1967-1980
Region	East Asia
Countries	China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Places	Beijing; Burma; Chongqing; East Asia; Guangzhou; Hong Kong; Hunan; Japan; Jiangxi; London; Poland; Shaanxi; Shanghai; Taipei; Taiwan; Tianjin; United Kingdom; United States; Washington DC; Yan'an
People	Callaghan, James; Chiang Kai-shek; Churchill, Sir Winston; Jiang Qing; Kang Sheng; Lin Biao; Mao Zedong; Soong Ch'ing-ling; Soong May-ling; Sun Yat-sen; Tung Pi-wu; Youde, Sir Edward; Zhou Enlai; Zhu De
Topics	Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Nationalists; collectivisation; Communist Party; conference; Confucius; Cultural Revolution; culture; defence; embassy; Great Leap Forward; Guomindang; Hundred Flowers; Korean War; labour; Minister of Foreign Affairs; National People's Congress; People's Daily; People's Republic of China; Politburo; press; recognition; revolution; Secretary of State; women
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