ABSTRACT

An official delegation from the People’s Republic of South Yemen visited the People’s Republic of China. Led by Saif al-Dal'ī, the delegation included as members Faysal ’Abd al-latif, ’Alī ’Antar and three others. The visit, which began on 16 September 1968 and lasted until 24 September 1968, was in response to an official invitation sent by the People’s Republic of China to the Arab republic, before a full year had passed since its independence. The first session began on 18 September 1968 and was attended on the Chinese side by the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, the Vice-President of the Committee on Economic Relations with Foreign Nations, the Deputy Head of the Department of External Relations, and the Deputy Head of the Department of Protocol in the Foreign Ministry.