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SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH WU XUEQHAN:
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT.
2:
1. HONG KONG'S TUR'S DID NOT REACH US UNTIL 1845 LOCAL. THE
AMBASSADOR IS ON HIS WAY TO THE DIAOYUTA: SHALL ADVISE HIM
OF HONG KONG'S TUR'S AND WHAT FOLLOWS AFTER HIS RETURN TO THE
RESIDENCE.
2. THE AMBASSADOR'S TUR COVERS A NUMBER OF POINT CONCERNING THE
TEXT OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR (EG PARAGRAPHS 4, 13 AND 14).
3. THE ONLY ADDITIONAL COMMENT HAVE CONCERNS THE SECOND SENTENCE
OF PARAGRAPH 15 OF SECOND HONG KONG TUR. F USED, WU COULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT TO SAY VIRTUALLY NOTHING ON THE SUBJECT (PARAGRAPHS
2 AND 3 OF THE AMBASSADOR'S TUR ARE RELEVANT). THE TASK OF
EXTRACTING FROM WU SOMETHING QUOTABLE FOR LATER USE WOULD THUS BE
MADE MORE DIFFICULT. THIS POINT COULD BE ACCOMMODATED BY AMENDING
THE SENTENCE TO :
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NOT BE IN A POSITION TO RESPOND SUBSTANTIVELY TO ALL MY REMARKS IMMEDIATELY. SHOULD BE
NO PREMATURE.....''
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