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have still given us no information about their state of
health, whereabouts or the reasons for their arrest and
have not granted consular access. At the same time our
trade with China is reaching record levels British
exports to China for the first quarter of this year were the
best ever and the treatment of our Mission in Peking is
improving gradually.
Far Eastern Department,
19 May, 1970.
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