GREAT BRITAIN Set of 2 documents relating to the STATE VISIT of the President of the People's Republic of CHINA, YANG ZEMIN, in October 1999: - Program/menu/guest list/table plan for the state banquet given on October 19, 1999 at Buckingham Palace in honor of the President and Mrs., in-12, [10] pp. and folded plan, in cover with gilded arms, red ribbon. - Menu/program of the banquet given by the Corporation of London (Mayor Peter LEVENE) at Guildhall, in the presence of the Queen, on October 20, 1999, in honor of H.E. Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China, In-4 of [8] pp., red cover illustrated with a large embossed gilt dragon, gilt cord. Color illustrations in the text.

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