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TO IMMEDIATE PEKING TELNO 11 OF 12 JANUARY
AND TO HONG KONG.
AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.
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1. CHINESE COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR LIU HAS ASKED TO SEE MR CLINTON- DAVIS TO DISCUSS THIS. HE WILL BE RECEIVED BY MR ROGERS, UNDER- SECRETARY DOT AT 10 AM ON 19TH JANUARY. OUR THOUGHTS ON THE LINE TO TAKE ARE TO UNDERTAKE TO CONSIDER WHAT LIU HAS TO SAY SINCE THE APPROACH IS OUT OF THE BLUE. GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY INDICATION OF WHAT IS IN THE WIND.
2. SULLIVANS TELELETTER OF 11 JANUARY: DOT HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PROVIDE DIRECCT INFORMATION ON AMERICAN NEGOTIATIONS.
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