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Mr. Marrio
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THE MS.
Disummed at Land Delstead's
meety. I don't know
7 01/12
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LORD BELSTEAD'S PRESS CONFERENCE CONFERENCE
1.
Whether
any
) Mr. Roberts'
by this,
can be worked in
text, as amended
Mr Roberts's minute of 26 November. Whilst I appreciate the need for Lord Belstead to give his audience something to bite on, it is equally important to avoid drawing further unhelpful Chinese statements on the future. I therefore suggest two changes to the draft statement:
· • •
a) (para 3) after ''in government and in business change to read ''is the importance of continuity''
b) (para 4) delete ''to live a life untrammelled by
dogma and governmental interference''
29 November 1982
MGB Thum
ми
PAB Thomson
Far Eastern Dept
1 1
cc: Mr Donald
Mr Roberts (News Dept)
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