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KONG IN A POSITIVE WAY, OPPOSITION TO RENEWAL OF MFN STATUS FOR CHINA COULD BE FURTHER STIMULATED.
4. TUR SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THE BILL BEING ADOPTED ''SOME TIME THIS YEAR''. WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE A FIRM
DECISION ON WHETHER TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT UNTIL WE KNOW THAT THE BILL IS LIKELY TO MAKE IT TO THE STATUTE BOOK, BUT WE DO HAVE A SHORT TERM NEED FOR A LINE TO TAKE WITH THE CHINESE, AND FOR THE REASONS GIVEN ABOVE, WE THINK STUDIED IMPARTIALITY WILL NO LONGER DO THE TRICK. GRATEFUL, THEREFORE, FOR YOUR FURTHER VIEWS ON WHETHER THE BILL IS LIKELY TO MAKE IT ONTO STATUTE BOOK AND, IF IT DOES SO, ON HOW WE COULD HANDLE THE NEED TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT WHILE DOING THE MINIMUM DAMAGE ON THE
HILL.
5.
WE SHOULD ALSO BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY FURTHER VIEWS FROM PEKING, HONG KONG AND UKREP JLG HONG KONG. AT THE VERY LEAST, LORD CAITHNESS WILL NEED TO TELL AMBASSADOR MA THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE GATHERING MOMENTUM IN WASHINGTON. GRATEFUL FOR REPLIES
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