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EDITORIAL IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
THANK YOU FOR TUR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL OF 4 JANUARY, WHICH, INCIDENTALLY WAS RE-PRINTED AS THE FIRST LEADER IN THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE AND WAS ALSO PICKED UP BY THE MEDIA HERE.
2. WE ARE NOT CONVINCED THAT IT IS WORTH TAKING UP THE CUDGELS ON THIS ONE AND CERTAINLY NOT IN THE CONTEXT OF LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT.
3. WHILE THERE IS NOTHING PARTICULARLY NEW IN THE PIECE AND IT IS VACUOUSLY CRITICAL OF HMG, IT IS NOT ENTIRELY UNHELPFUL. OSBORNE HAS RESPONDED WITH SUITABLE ACERBITY HERE. NYT ARE ESTABLISHING A HK BUREAU IN HK AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO RE- EDUCATE THEM. BEYOND THAT WE RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN BIS HAVING A WORD WITH THE EDITOR AND INVITING TO THINK MORE CONSTRUCTIVELY IN FUTURE.
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