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(c) A positive response to Chinese requests
for student and language training.
Shirley Williams proposes to write
to the Chinese Government in September
with specific proposals.
(d) Negotiation of a Science and Technology
Agreement.
should abo This could well have
commercial benefits for the UK.
The Chinese agreed in principle to Shiray Williams' ́proposal for such
an agreement.
(e) Some measure of defence sales. We
shall have to accept that the Chinese
regard our attitude to arms sales
as an indication of how seriously
we take our relationship with them. But
We must tread carefully within our
agreed policy guidelines.
(f) In order to allow the Embassy to
cope with the increased level of
exchanges and exploit the new
opportunities, we shall need to sides
step up our official representation
in Peking in an appropriate way.
I am looking into this urgently.
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