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A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD MAY BE TO AGREE ON A MINIMUM LEVEL OF RESERVES (INCLUDING THE LAND FUND) WHICH WE WILL UNDERTAKE TO MAINTAIN IN REAL TERMS BETWEEN NOW AND 1997. WE WOULD AGREE TO CONSULT WITH THE CHINESE IF WE DROP BELOW THIS. BUT EVEN THIS WOULD BE A CONSIDERABLE EXTENSION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND WOULD NEED THE MOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
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