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PRECEDENTS MAY WELL EMBROIL YOU IN FURTHER LEGAL ARGUMENTS.
4. INSOFAR AS THE SCMP CRITICISM IS CONCERNED, WE IMAGINE THAT
IF IT CONTINUES YOU CAN POINT OUT THAT FAR FROM SEEKING TO GAG
THE PRESS YOU ARE LIBERALISING THE EXISTING PROCEDURE.
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