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5. NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNISE THE SAME BRIEFING IN THE JAPANESE AND CHINESE ACCOUNTS. EC COLLEAGUES WERE NOT SURPRISED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE VERY DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT HAD BEEN SAID. WE HAVE NOT YET HAD A JAPANESE EMBASSY ACCOUNT, BUT WOULD EXPECT IT TO FOLLOW
THE LINES OF THAT GIVEN IN TOKYO.
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MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
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MR GREENSTOCK
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR LING
NAD
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MR MILES
MR GORE-BOOTH
MR BURNS
MR JAY
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