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FOR MORRICE HONG KONG AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT
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YOUR LETTER OF 27 FEBRUARY: BRIEFS FOR S OF S ON OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION.
1. TALKING POINTS: NO COMMENTS.
2. BACKGROUND:
(1) PARA 2, LINE 2, AFTER IMPACT ADD 'PARTICULARLY SINCE IT IS
WELL KNOWN THAT HMG HAS RESISTED SUCH A MOVE FOR MANY YEARS''. THEN START NEW SENTENCE AND INSERT AFTER ''MISINTERPRETED’* ''AS A PRELUDE TO MORE FAR REACHING CHANGES''.
(11) PARA 3. NCNA HAVE LONG BEEN UNOFFICIAL CHANNEL. STANDING ETC INCREASED OVER PAST 7-8 YEARS SO THAT, PARTICULARLY OVER PAST 3 YEARS, FIRST DIRECTOR TREATED FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.
(111) PARA 3. LAST SENTENCE, AFTER CHANGE INSERT ''UNLESS WE GET SOMETHING OF REAL VALUE IN RETURN EG.''.
3. WHEN YOU HAVE PEKING'S COMMENTS PLEASE SHOW REVISED BRIEF
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