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economic pressure upon China".
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Communist Government not recognised
by them in Peking, irrespective of the outcome
in Vietnam and any consequences this may have
for American military deployment in the area.
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"convinced that" and substitute "in the long
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run the Americans will become involved in a war
with China and
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.....attack."
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beginning of second sentence as follows:
"Though the Americans wish us to stay in Hong
Kong for domestic as well as international
reasons they would be most reluctant to
give..........to do so."
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