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4. THE CHINESE PRESSED THIS MORNING TO KNOW WHEN WE WOULD RESTRART DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT. WE SAID FIRMLY THAT WE WOULD NOT DO SO UNTIL WE HAD REACHED FULL AGREEMENT ON THE DRAFT UK/CHINA CONSULAR AGREEMENT. ON THIS WE ARE STILL AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS FROM LONDON. HOWEVER WE THINK THAT WE SHALL CONCLUDE THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO (SEMI-CLN) AND WOULD HOPE TO RESTART DISCUSSIONS ON THE VISA OFFICE VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
CRADOCK
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
LIMITED
FED
NTD
CONS.D
PCD
HKG D
LEGAL ADV.
PS
PS / LORD BELSTEAD
PSPUS
MR GIFFARD
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