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5.
THE ABOVE POINTS RELATE TO RECENTLY INTRODUCED AMENDMENTS.
THE DRAFT HAS OTHER DRAFTING DEFECTS, SUCH AS THE FACT THAT
THE OPENING WORDS OF PARA 4 REFER ONLY TO THE RULES IN PARAS 1 AND
2 (BUT NOT 3). HOWEVER WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU AT THIS LATE STAGE
TO ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH THEM, PARTICULARLY AS MINISTERS AGREED
IN APRIL 1983 THAT WE SHOULD ACCEPT THE CHINESE DRAFT. WE ARE
ASSUMING THAT IN PRACTICE, THE UNDERSTANDING WILL BE UNLIKELY TO
CAUSE UNDUE DIFFICULTIES, EVEN THOUGH THE DRAFTING COULD BE
IMPROVED.
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