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TELEGRAM NUMBER 29 CF 6 JANUARY
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 5: FUTURE EGRET: WORKING PAPERS ON CENTRAL ISSUES.
1. OF COURSE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIS IN GETTING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MANY INTERESTED PARTIES ON THE CENTRAL
WORKING PAPERS. AT THE SAME TIME I KNOW YOU ALSO UNDERSTAND
OUR ANXIETY THAT WE SHOULD MAVE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER
TO MAKE SURE
(A) THAT OUR IDEAS HAVE THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE CHANCE OF ACCEPTANCE BEFORE CHINESE THINKING HAS PROGRESSED TOO FAR:
(B) THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD NOT DERIVE. THE IMPRESSION THAT MƐ
ARE DELIBERATELY STALLING, WHICH WOULD DAMAGE THE ATMOSPHERE
AND THE PROSPECTS FOR SENSIBLE DISCUSSION.
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