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(D) THERE COULD BE ADVANTAGE IN OBTAINING SOME INITIAL CHINESE
REACTION BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT. IF IT WERE ENCOURAGING HE COULD MAKE A LOW-KEY REFERENCE TO IT AS AN ISSUE HE HOPED COULD BE SETTLED BY THE AMBASSADOR AND LOCALLY IN HONG KONG SEMI-COLON IF DISCOURAGING, THERE WOULD AT LEAST BE AN OPTION ON APPLYING PRESSURE.
3. IF YOU DO NOT WANT ME TO RAISE THE LEASES, I DO NOT MYSELF
THINK THE TIMING MATTERS. I AGREE IT SHOULD BE WELL BEFORE MY
DEPARTURE, SAY IN MAY, BUT EARLY MARCH WELL CLEAR OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT, WOULD DO EQUALLY WELL.
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