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THE IMPORTANT THING AT THIS TAGE WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE SECRETARTY GENERALY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SIDES HAD AGREED, TO ENSURE THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE POINTS ON WHICH BOTH SIDES IN PARALALELL WERE SEEKING HIS ADVICE, AND TO SECURE HIS PROMPT ADVICE ON THESE POINTS.
4. ON CO-ORDINATION OF EMBASSY ACTION IN BRUSSELS AND TIMING, WANG WEIYING SAID THAT THE TIMING PROPOSED BY THE BRITISH SIDE (IE THE WEEK BEGINNING 8 JUNE) WAS CONVENIENT TO THE CHINESE SIDE. HE SAW NO DIFFICULTY IN THE CHIENSE EMBASSY BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE ACTION NECESSARY WITHIN THAT WEEK. HE ASKED WHETHER WE COULD RECONFIRM THIS TIMING. IN RESPONSE, PIGOTT SAID THAT OUR EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS WERE CONTENT TO LIAISE AND TAKE ACTION WITH THAT TIME SCALE., HE ASSURED LIN AND WANG THAT YOU WOULD INSTRUCT BRUSSELS TO DO SO. WANG CONFIRMED THAT PARALLEL INSTRUCTIONS WOULD NOW BE SENT TO THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS ACCORDINGLY.
5. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION DESKBY 0305OOZ THAT YOU ARE CONTENT FOR FOR THE CHINESE TO RETAIN THEIR WORDING IN THE ANTE-PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF PARA 3 OF THEIR SPEAKING NOTE.
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