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jmprovement in Sino-British relations and in particular for
2.
your
olding up exit visas for the Mission. Subject to their views we think that the review should take place in Washington as this
is where the guide lines were originally negotiated. The following
are our suggestions about the line which might be taken with
the Americans.
We should be grateful for your comments and
those of Washington and Peking in the light of which we shall
submit to Ministers and issue firm instructions:-
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a)
5.3.
on the lives of park I above Explain to the Americans the particular difficulties now
attendant on naval visits on the lines of the pree
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Especially visits of heavy vessels, paragrapht emphasise the need to space Visits carefully,
but make it clear that we haveno, repeat no intention of
terminating or suspending the general arrangements under which
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visits are made;
make the points in paragraph 8 of your telegram No. 739 and
paraɛraph 4 of your telegram No. 703; k
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point out the particular significance the Chinese se80ft to
attach to the "Enterprise in view of its close involvement
in operations in Vietnam and the demonstrations against it in
future request's for vesits by this Japan, and indicate that another visit were requested we particular ship will require very careful consideration indeed,
night in present circumstances have to refuse-it†
emphasise the desirability of not allowing the dates of ships'
visits to be known earlier in advance than is absolutely
necessary.
If the dates do become public well in advance
this is an invitation to the Chinese to make a fuss and puts
us in a difficult position if for any reason postponement is
considered desirable.
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We would see some advantage in not proposing a full-scale
re-negotiation of the guidelines though some amendments might
required to them and certainly to the amplifying notes attached to
them. We should be grateful for your views and those of
Washington and on this
point.
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