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-YOUR TELNO 701: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: BANQUET SPEECH
1. WE ACCEPT YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
CHANGES:
SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD READ 'I HAVE LONG BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO MY SECOND VISIT TO CHINA'. SECOND PARAGRAPH, SECOND
SENTENCE: DELETE 'STABLE'. SECOND PARAGRAPH, FOURTH SENTENCE:
REPLACE 'PRAGMATIC' BY 'PRACTICAL'.
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