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YOUR TELNO 262 -ASIASAT
1. ELDRED WAS CALLED TO MFA (WED
LIU JUNBAO) THIS AFTERNOON TO RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL NOTE REGARDING CHINESE LIABILITY DURING THE LAUNCH STAGE OF THE ASIASAT SATELLITE.
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THE NOTE IS ROUGHLY ALONG THE LINES PROPOSED IN YOUR TELNO 165, BUT ALSO INCLUDES DETAILED CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENT COMPENSATION.
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3. WE HAVE FAXED COPIES OF THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH TEXTS TO
SCIENCE, ENERGY AND NUCLEAR DEPARTMENT. GRATEFUL TO KNOW URGENTLY WHETHER THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THE CHINESE NOTE ARE ACCEPTABLE, AND FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING AN OFFICIAL NOTE IN REPLY.
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THE CHINESE SIDE ARE KEEN TO CONCLUDE THIS EXCHANGE. LIU
ALSO ASKED THAT THE LICENCE BE ISSUED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY.
GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE SITUATION ON THIS.
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