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6. ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOUR REPLY TO THE POINT ABOUT DESIGNATION FOR THE REGIONAL ROUTES (MY TELNO LETTL WILL REACH HERE ON 24 JULY MORNING, ROGERS SUGGESTED AND LU AGREED- THAT THE EVENING OF 25 JULY SHOULD BE SET AS THE TARGET DATE FOR INITIALLING THE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT AND SIGNING BOTH CMUS. THIS TIMETABLE WILL CALL FOR VERY RAPID WORK ON THE CHINESE TEXTS AND MAY PROVE OVER OPTIMISTIC. LU COMMENTED THAT IF YOUR ANSWER WERE IN THE NEGATIVE HE FORESAW A FURTHER FORTNIGHT OF NEGOTIATIONS.
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