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18.
In the meantime there is
the question of our opportunities for
dialogue during 1987. With the death of
the Governor we have lost a key player in the strategy
that we had outlined for maintaining our exchanges with
the Chinese in 1987.
had planned to visit Peking at
least twice during 1987, the first occasion being next
March.
He
Contact must be
maintained.
In particular we
shall have to find a way of explaining to the Chinese
before publication of the Green Paper in April or May how
in it could be presented.
the key issues question to consider,
A crucial
once decisions have been taken on
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