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3. CHINESE HAVE ALSO REQUESTED:
A) 95,000 BLANKETS (20,000 ARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY, PRICED BETWEEN RMB 49-125 EACH).
3) 294 "ETRIC TONS CANNED MEAT AND 11.25 METRIC TONS BISCUITS, 50TH AVAILABLE LOCALLY (BISCUITS AT PYB 960 PER TON) BUT SPECIAL OXFAM DISASTER BISCUITS WOULD BE BETTER).
C) 4,500 METRIC TONS WHEAT FLOUR OR RICE
4. PLEASE ARRANGE ANY DELIVERY OF GOODS TO PEKING. TAKE CARE OF ONWARD TRANSPORT.
CHINESE WILL
5. WE HAVE JUST SEEN HONG KONG TELNO 2042 TO FCO. IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, WE WOULD ASSESS THAT ITEMS IN PARA 2(B) AND (C) OF HONG KONG TUR WOULD BE WELCOME TO THE CHINESE. BUT THE MEDICINE WOULD BETTER BE REPLACED BY THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE. WE SHALL AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE TO HONG KONG TUR (PARA 3) BEFORE APPROACHING THE CHINESE. BEST METHOD OF DELIVERY IS BY COMMERCIAL CHARTER OR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT DIRECT TO PEKING.
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