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SIMULTANEOUSLY PENTECOST HAS SUBMITTED A MESSAGE FROM BENJAMIN
(TEXT IN MIFT) TO MADAM HUANG INTENDED TO LOWER CHINESE
EXPECTATIONS OF OUR REMAINING FLEXIBILITY AND CORRECT CHINESE
CLAIMS ABOUT BENJAMIN'S PREVIOUS REMARKS.
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RAVIER IS CURRENTLY IN SHENZHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE
THE OUTSTANDING FRENCH ISSUES AND FOR THE PRESENT THE CHINESE
APPEAR TO BE CONCENTRATING ON THE FRENCH. BENJAMIN HAS RECEIVED
AN INVITATION TO GO TO SHENZHEN, BUT AT PRESENT WE ARE MERELY
ACKNOWLEDGING THIS AND EXPRESSING THE HOPE THAT MATTERS CAN BE
RESOLVED ON THE BASIS OF HIS MESSAGE TO MADAM HUANG.
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WE NOW AWAIT CHINESE RESPONSE TO OUR REPLY. SHOULD
THIS LEAD TO A STALEMATE WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER TACTICS
FURTHER HERE. THE FRENCH HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY WILL
ESCALATE MATTERS TO MINISTERIAL LEVEL IF RAVIER CANNOT SOLVE
THEM.
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