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SUGGEST INSERTING THE FOLLOWING AFTER THE SECOND SENTENCE
''CLEARLY THE BRITISH GARRISON WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED BY 1 JULY
1997. THIS CANNOT BE DONE OVERNIGHT''
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(I) A11 IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT THE PROBLEM IS STILL
WITH US AND THAT THE ECVIIS WERE NOT ONLY TEMPORARILY SETTLED IN
CHINA. I SUGGEST THAT
"'YES 11 BE DELETED, AND THE WORD ''PERMANENT- LY' INSERTED BEFORE ''RESETTLED'' IN THE FIRST SENTENCE. SECOND SENTENCE TO BEGIN 'REPATRIATION HAS STARTED WELL...
LAST
SENTENCE TO END
WAY THEY ARE COPING''.
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