19900911海丝考察前，迪安给中国教科文全委会张冲礼的信

Dear Mr Zhang Chongli

Maritime Route Expedition

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Thank you for your letter CUL/003/Q18/g0 of l4 August

concerning the Maritime Route Expedition

1.   Chinese specialists on board:  It was indeed not

understood that the names submittad in Vanice were for the

category of young scholars to be accommociated in austerity

berths. The working group at its last meeting on 31 August

therefore confirmad the Chinese specialists as follows:  In

cabin berths - Mr Liu Yingsheng (venice to Huangpu); Mrs Li

Dejin (Huangpu to Osaka) in austerity berths -- Mr.chen

Pengpeng (Venice to Muscat.  Mr ChenrDasheng (Muscat to

Madras): Mr.Yu Yongbing (Madras to Osaka)

2.2  Visa formalities :  I am encloging the identity badge

farm for all speciallstsr and the visa entry form for those

going to Oman.  Kindly have these completed and returned to me

urgently. It is noted that all passengers coming to china

should obtain entry visas from Chinese Embassies or

Cortsultates in their respective countries.  As soon as we

receive their completed information forms these will be sent

to you.  We have been information that transit visas will be

providtad on board when the ship arrives in  Malaysia and

Indonesia.

3.   Harbour dues: I would like to express my deep

appreciation to the Chinese authorities for agreeing to waive

the harbour duea for both ports in China Would yort kindly la

me have in dua ciourse tbei official letters of waiver which

should :specify all the duaa covered, e.g pilotage, berthing,

tugs, fresh water in port, etc,

4.   Arrival and dkaparture times:  As you will see from the

enclosed fax from Commander Mandaville, in reply to your

letter,copied to him, the departure time from Huangpu must be

maintainad at 1000 hours on 12 February for technical reasons,

Howevar he proposes arriving in Huangpu from manila one day

earlier at 1000 hours on 9 February which would enable the

programme in Guangzhou to take place as foreseen.  Kindly

confirm your agreement to this proposal.

Mr  Zhang Chongli                                                                    ./.

Coordinaltting Group, Silk Roads Project

National Commission Of the

People`s Republic of China

Xidan, Beijing

China

.   Programme at Chinese ports of call: Thank you for

sending the tentative programmes in Huangpu and Quanzhou. I

am pleasad to learn that the local authorities in the two

ports have kindly agreed that the international team will be

acoommodated on shore, The qutastion of media participation is

being discusse at present and I will let you know as soon as

possible what arrangements are being maae in this respect,

6   Travelling exhibition:  I am also pleased to learn that

the City of Quanzhou has reserved a hall for this exhibition

adjacent to other halls displaying cultural relics caxoavat:ed

in Quanzhou,  The panels carried on board will be in crates as

follows :

"Unesco" exhibition: 2crates l85x94x59 and

`185x94X66

(30 panel recto-verso)

"Oman" exhibition  : I crate l85x94X44

(lO panels reato-verso)

Japanese exhibition: 6 ,crates 205xl05x30

(74 panels 60x90)

11 crates ;200x50x65

( supports)

I trust this information will enable you to foresee the

necssary transport in Quanzhou.

7 .partfcjjpants  for the international seminars: The  names

of. Clinese and foreign participants proposed for the

international seminars have been noted and being examine

in the framework of the whole programme of seminars

organized by the different countries during the expedition.

Confirmation will be given as soon as possible concerning the

international travel expanse for participants

I would like to thank the Chinese Coordinating Group and

the local authorities concerned for their excellent

cooperation in preparing the programs which will contribute

graatly to the success of this second major expedition of the

Integral Study of the Silk Roads,

With best regards,

Yours sincereLy,

D.Diene

coordinator

Silk Roada Project