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5. I TOOK ACTION ON PARA 2 OF TUR SAYING THAT I HOPED THE CHINESE SIDE COULD NOW GET ON WITH THE JOB.
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6. OVER LUNCH I MENTIONED ZHANG'S APPROACH TO CHAN (PARA 5 OF TUR). WANG, WHO SEEMED EMBARRASSED, SAID THIS WAS A PERSONAL APPROACH, SIMPLY TO OBTAIN SOME FACTUAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION. ZHANG HAD TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING CHAN AS THE QUICKEST WAY TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION HE NEEDED. WANG HAD NOT KNOWN OF THIS APPROACH UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT, ALTHOUGH WU HAD APPARENTLY BEEN IN THE PICTURE FROM THE START. I SAID IT HAD RATHER SURPRISED US, AND SET US THINKING. WANG SHRUGGED IT OFF AS A BUREAUCRATIC MIX-UP.
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