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3. ONE OPTION WHICH WE HOPE IS OPEN WOULD BE FOR THE UK TO OFFER A GUARANTEE, IF ONE WERE UNOBTAINABLE FROM THE KOREANS BECAUSE OF THE 'ALARIC'S PRECEDENT. IF THAT IS NOT RULED OUT, WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO LET THE KOREAN STATEMENT IN REFTEL PARA.1 PASS WITHOUT COMMENT. WE SEEM SOME RISK IN FAILING TO COMMENT IF THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A U.K GUARANTEE, SINCE WE CANNOT AGREE IN ADVANCE TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE KOREANS. HOWEVER, IF YOU AND SEOUL JUDGE THE RISK ACCEPTABLE, WE WOULD NOT INSIST ON SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT NOW.
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