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4. GONG TOOK CAREFUL NOTE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. ON THE WAY OUT THE AMBASSADOR'S PRIVATE SECRETARY TOLD SEATON THAT THEIR TELEGRAM FROM PEKING HAD GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT TIAN WAS IN FACT PRETTY FIRMLY COMMITTED TO COMING WITH WAN LI.
THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IS TO CALL ON BURNS AT 1130 ON 31 OCTOBER ON OTHER MATTERS. IF YOU HAD ANY FURTHER NEWS OF THE MFA'S THINKING BY THEN, GRATEFUL FOR REPORT DESKBY 31090OZ.
5.
HURD
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
58
LIMITED
FED
HKD
NEWS DEPT
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
58
PUSD
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
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