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ANY DETAILED DISCUSSION ON POINTS OF SUBSTANCE. WE
REITERATED OUR HOPE FOR SIGNATURE OF THE NEW (Y K PAO) SCHOLAR-
SHIP SCHEME, WHICH WOULD ALSO MERIT MENTION, AS WOULD OUR HOPES
FOR A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN TRADE, FOLLOWING SIGNATURE OF THE
IPPA AND THE SOFT LOANS AGREEMENT. REFERENCE TO THE CLAIMS
TALKS (YUE SAID HE HAD HEARD THESE HAD GOT OFF TO A GOOD START)
WOULD PROBABLY ALSO BE APPROPRIATE, AND THERE MIGHT BE DISCUSSION
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OUR HOPES FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY
IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS.
3.
WE HOPE THIS GIVES YOU ENOUGH TO GO ON IN TALKING TO MEI
ZHAORONG. WE HAVE SET IN HAND THE PREPARATION OF BRIEFING ON
THIS BASIS.
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