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THE QUESTION OF THE PHRASE WHICH CAUSED THE CHINESE SIDE DIFFICULTY, SPEAKING PERSONALLY, PIGOTT SAID TAHT HE HAD NOTED LIN'S POINT AND
HOPED THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD AGREE THAT THE INCLUSION OF THAT PHRASE
IN THE BACKGROUND NOTE WAS OF LESSER IMPORTANCE THAN ITS INCLUSION
IN OUR DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE. LIN CONCURRED.
5. TEXTS OF ENGLSIH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE CHINESE DRAFT
SPEAKING NOTE, AND TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE USED BY LIN ON 25 MAY WITH PIGOTT, FOLLOW BY NEXT BAG (NOT TO BRUSSELS).
6. MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF DRAFT CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE WITH
CC SECRETARY-GENERAL.
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