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15 OCT 1986
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1. YOUR TELNO 2251. WE ARE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DRAFT ANSWERS FOR THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY BENSON. YOU MAY, HOWEVER, WISH TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINTS :
2.
(A) ANSWER TO QUESTION (A), LAST SENTENCE:
PERHAPS WE SHOULD ADD QUOTE IN HONG KONG OR HONG KONG SAR END QUOTE TO THE END OF THE SENTENCE? IN YOUR REPLY TO BENSON, YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA BETWEEN HMG AND PROG ON THIS SUBJECT SEMICOLON
(B) ANSWER TO QUESTION (B).
COULD WE DISPENSE WITH QUOTE
WE DON'T KNOW END QUOTE? IT MAY BE RATHER NEGATIVE AS IT IS SEMICOLON
(C) ANSWER TO QUESTION (C).
COULD WE MOVE THE FIRST SENTENCE
TO SOMEWHERE NEAR THE END? ONCE AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE THE ANSWER LOOK MORE POSITIVE. WE SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT REGARDING THIS QUESTION MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS CLOSER TO 1997.
WE SHALL BE MEETING THE AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL ON FRIDAY AND WE WILL BE DRAWING ON THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN TUR.
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