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OUR INDUS 61: RAVIER HAS, SOMEWHAT RELUCTANTLY, ACCEPTED THE GIST OF THE AMENDMENT IN PARA 2 OF TUR. HOWEVER IT IS CLEAR
THAT THE FRENCH ARE NOT KEEN TO PRESS THE CHINESE TO COMMIT THEMSELVES PUBLICLY, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IF HONG KONG IS TO BE REASSURED. PEKING MAY WISH TO
UNDERLINE THIS POINT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH EMBASSY.
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SUBJECT TO RECEIPT OF INSTRUCTIONS BY FRENCH EMBASSY, THE WAY IS NOW OPEN FOR A JOINT APPROACH TO LI PENG. IN ANSWER TO PARA 3 OF HONG KONG TUR, THE PRECISE TERMS OF THE SPEAKING NOTE WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO REFLECT THE POSITION REACHED ON THE EDF VISIT, THOUGH THIS NEED HARDLY AFFECT THE TIMING OF THE
APPROACH TO LI PENG.
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