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CHINA TENDED TO SEE THIS AS A TEST CASE OF WHETHER THE BRITISH
REALLY MEANT BUSINESS.
2 PRICE IS NOW SAYING THAT HE MERELY WISHED TO REPORT CHENGS
REMARKS WITHOUT INTERPRETING THEM. BUT IN HIS CONVERSA
CONVERSATION WITH
US HE SAID HE THOUGHT THESE REMARKS MIGHT WELL BE QUOTE TONGUE
IN CHEEK UNQUOTE AND CHENG MIGHT QUOTE BE DELIBERATELY MISUNDER
STANDING UNQUOTE HOW MUCH THE BRITISH SIDE HAD IN FACT BEEN DOING
ASSISTTM
PROGRESS ON THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE POWER STATION DEAL
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THOUGH IT SEEMED
TOHIN
THAT THE CHINESE MIGHT WELL BE USING THIS
CASE QUOTE TO GET THE IDEA OF COMPENSATION TRADING OFF THE GROUND
THIS SEEMS TO BE A SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT INTERPRETA-
UNQUOTE.
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TION FROM THE ONE WHICH TR
BTC AND LORD NELSON
KAPOORIE
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOWKIDOON COT ON.
4. DOI'S PROPOEALS FOR THE NEXT STAGE OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT COAL ARE RESE
REPORTED TO You
You BY SEPARATE TELES RAM.
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