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PERMANENT FIVE. HE HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT WE SAW EYE TO EYE ON. MANY QUESTIONS AND THE FOUR KUWAIT RESOLUTIONS HAD INDEED BEEN A PRODUCT OF SUCH CLOSE COLLABORATION. CHINA'S MAIN CONCERN LIKE OURS WAS ALSO TO PREVENT ESCALATION OF THE CONFLICT.
5. JI CONFIRMED THAT CHINA HAD REFUSED TO CLOSE HER EMBASSY IN
KUWAIT. THEY HAD THOUSANDS OF NATIONALS IN KUWAIT: AS IN THE RUSSIAN CASE, A NUMBER WERE BEING ALLOWED TO GO. CHINA WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSTION OF ALL THE FOREIGN NATIONALS.
HURD
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LIMITED
ADDITIONAL 43
IRAQ/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)
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