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IN ADDITION MEASURES VERE BEING TAPEN
TO STOP ILLEGALS AND WOULD BE CONTIBUED. THE CHINESE WERE CONVINCED THAT AFTER A PERIOD THE SITUATION WOULD AGAIN CALM. SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS WERE GOOD AND IT WAS BEST DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM THROUGH REGULAR INFORMAL CONTACTS IN HONG KONG AND PEPING IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING RATHER THAN TO TRY TO HOLD FORMAL TALKS.
SEE MIFT
CRADOCK
FILES HKYGD (4)
FED
SEAD
PS
PSILPS PSJHR BLAKER Ps/pus
SIL A DUFE ML ConTA2ZZI
HR MURRAY
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