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3. i. officials stressed that timing would be
bial in such an approach. Mr Cercy said that he yould wish to clear the proposal with Sir A. Fart
With these provisos, the U.. side did not see
jor objection to the proposal, though the com- ments of Washington and Tokyo shoul we sought on
content as well as tining and level of presenta- tion. On the question of level, Hong Kong favoured
le lowest level at the State Department consist-
ent with ensuring the roper impact of the offer.
it was agreed tha a telegram might be drafted coking for the views of the embassies mentioned ca rong hong
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