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TELEGRAM NUMBER 607 OF 7 MARCH
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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MR SULKE MAY GIVE SOME PUBLICITY TO THE REPLY. IN THE LIGHT OF THE REACTION IN THE LEFT WING PRESS TO THE EXCHANGES AT MR LUCE'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT OF A REFERENDUM, AND BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY A SENSITIVE ISSUE WITH THE CHINESE WE THINK IT PREFERABLE TO OMIT REFERENCE TO IT IN THE REPLY. MOREOVER THE REPLY DOES NOT DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH MR SULKE'S SUGGESTION FOR A REFERENDUM.
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