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TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 2047
OF 271045Z JUNE 91
AND TO IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON
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YOURS TELNOS 1155 AND 1156: MFN STATUS FOR CHINA
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SUBJECT TO WASHINGTON'S VIEWS ON TIMING, WE ARE CONTENT WITH THE PROPOSED ANSWER, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS:
(A) THIRD PARAGRAPH OF THE ANSWER
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DELETE FROM QUOTE NOT LEAST THE CHINESE UNQUOTE TO QUOTE DEFICIT WITH CHINA UNQUOTE. ALSO AMEND QUOTE SUCH ARGUMENTS UNQUOTE IN THE LAST SENTENCE TO READ QUOTE OTHER ARGUMENTS UNQUOTE.
FOURTH PARAGRAPH
DELETE THE THIRD SENTENCE.
WE ARE SUGGESTING THESE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER SHOULD BE COMMENTING FROM A PURELY HONG KONG PERSPECTIVE AND SHOULD AVOID BEING DRAWN INTO A DISCUSSION ON WHETHER
ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO HONG KONG IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HUMAN RIGHTS
SITUATION IN CHINA.
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