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EXERCISES IN THIS WAY? IN ANY EVENT IT IS REASSURING THAT YOU
FEEL THAT CONVERGENCE AND COMPATIBILITY CAN BE ACHIEVED BETWEEN
THE WHITE PAPER AND THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF
THE BASIC LAW, EVEN ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESENT TIMETABLE.
4.
WE AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE LINE PROPOSED IN PARA 7 OF
TUR FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE CHINESE ON THE 1987
REVIEW AND THE TIMING OF THE DECISIONS FLOWING FROM IT. ON
REFLECTION, WE TAKE YOUR POINT THAT WE SHOULD NOT TAKE THE
INITIATIVE IN REFERRING TO THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT WHEN WE
COME TO DISCUSS WITH THE CHINESE THE AGENDA FOR JLG IV. WE SHALL
IN DUE COURSE BE SENDING INSTRUCTIONS TO PEKING ON THIS POINT,
REFLECTING THE LINE AGREED BETWEEN US.
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