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5. IT WOULD BE BTTER IF WE COULD HAND OVER BOTH VERSIONS
TOGETHER. ALTHOUGH OUR GENERAL APPROACH IS ALREADY KNOWN TO THE CHINESE, WE SHOULD STILL TRY TO GET IT TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO GIVE THEM SUFFICIENT TIME TO REACT TO THE PAPER AND OURSELVES TIME TO MAKE FURTHER AMENDMENTS (IF NECESSARY) TO THE DRAFT WHITE PAPER IN THE LIGHT OF ANY COMMENTS THAT THEY HAVE. I
THEREFORE RECOMMEND OPTION
(B).
6. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR:
(A) YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT PAPER IN MY SEVENTH IFT DESKBY
13010CZ:
(B)
YOUR AGREEMENT THAT WE SHOULD PROCEED AS IN OPTION (B) IN
PARA 4 ABOVE: AND
(C) ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT WHITE PAPER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
WILSON
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25
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LIMITED
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