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5.
I WONDER WHETHER ANY THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE CLINTON
TEAM TO HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES NOT LINKED TO MFN. I RECALL THAT SOME MONTHS AGO SENATOR BAUCUS, SUPPORTED I THINK BY SOLARZ, WAS PROMOTING A US-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. I AM NOT SURE HOW
FAR THAT HAS GOT. BUT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW THAT SORT OF DIFFERENTIATION IS TO BE ENCOURAGED.
PATTEN
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DISTRIBUTION
68
MAIN
68
HKD
FED
HRPU
NAD
PUSD
PLANNERS
PROTOCOL D
RAD
PS
PS/MR GOODLAD
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR APPLEYARD
MR HUM
MR BEAMISH
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