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validity.
Even if the Chinese were to take such action, we should still have to continue talking to them.
5.
I was left with the impression that Klintworth and Irvine had a fair idea where we stood on negotiations though they were careful not to press too hard in sensitive areas. I was however concerned to avoid turning this meeting into a Hong Kong session and we in fact spent a lot more time discussing such matters as the Sino-US relationship. Irvine made some interesting points on this topic which I am recording separately.
29 March 1983
N Inkster
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