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ION IS TAKEN TO LO SO, WE SHOULD TRY TO ST SUCH LEVE....F AS WE CAN FROM IT, BEFORE ACTUALLY SERVING CTICE. CAAC "HOULD BE TOLD WHAT WE ARE CONTE FLATING, AND WE SHOULD ALSO SPEAK TO THE MFA. WE WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HA, OF COURSE, O WIGH T.
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ON AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE BUSINESS, BUT THAT CAAC'S UNPREPAREDITS: TO DISCUSS AMENDMEUT OF THE PRESENT GRIS IMBALANCO WAS LIVET J" RELUCTANTLY TOWARDS SERVING NOTICE. WE UL WAT NEW ASNAVSTRENTS TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE END OF THE OTICE PT-TOD. UNLESS WE COUL BE GIVEN WOOD REASON TO EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS AT THE NEXT STAGE OF THE REVIEW, NOTICE WOULD BE SI VE ON 38 PHIL.
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THE MFA.
3. IT REI AING OUR COICERN, CITE APART FO ANY OLLI ATI
THE LEST DEAL WE CAN FOR ITISH AIRLINES, THT, A. SIR FERTY CRAJOCK WARNED IN HIS LETTER OF 13 SEPTIMBER 1981, HE SHOUL ALLOW THE CHINESE TO LIEVE THAT WE CA, BE PUSHED ANOUN IS MATTERS CONCERING HONG KONG. WE HAVE .CT DONE THIS IN OTHER AFECT. CF HONG KONG-CHINA RELATIONS, WHICH CERERALLY ORK WELL AID TO MUTUAL BENEFIT. IT WOULD DE A BAD PRICEDET TO ALLOW CAC TO
PUSE UPON US THEIR OWN UNREASONABLE LITET TIJ OF THE
CONCEPT OF RECIPROCITY.
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