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CHECKLIST OF POINTS TO RAISE
- Latest indications of Mitsui's position and attitude of the other key Japanese players?
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Consortium's plans to put in a preemptive bid: proposed
timing?
Latest indications of Hong Kong Government's receptiveness
to a negotiated bid? Governor's visit.
Chinese dimension: Mr Maude's visit to China. Prospects
for securing Chinese involvement.
Line to take with the Japanese about prospects for Anglo-Japanese consortium: instructions for Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo.
MAXAGH/3
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