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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, ACTOR
YOUR TELNO 1453: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA
THANK YOU FOR THIS ADVICE. MIFT CONTAINS A DRAFT MESSAGE TO BAKER: GRATEFUL YOUR AND HONG KONG'S COMMENTS.
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IN VIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTION TO THE PRIME MINISTER REPORTED IN OUR TELNO 954, COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK WITH THE WHITE HOUSE (PREFERABLY SUNUNU) THAT THEY ARE CONTENT WITH THE INITIAL APPROACH RECOMMENDED IN PARA 4 OF YOUR TUR. WE WOULD NOT WISH
TO APPEAR AT ALL HALF-HEARTED OR TO BE BACK-PEDALLING. WOULD YOU SEE ADVANTAGE IN ENCLOSING WITH YOUR OWN LETTER THE TEXT OF A STATEMENT MADE BY THE PRIME MINISTER? IF SO GRATEFUL YOUR VIEWS ON THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUCH A STATEMENT.
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