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PROJECTS. HE COULD BE A VITAL DOOR-OPENER TO BRITISH INDUSTRY, BOTH WITH THE TAIWANESE GOVERNMENT AND THE TAIWANESE COMPANIES MOST HEAVILY ENGAGED IN THE PLAN. HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION, GERMANY, MADE MUCH SENSE AND THE FACT THAT HE HAD BEEN SWITCHED FROM THERE TO LONDON IS A CONSIDERABLE FEATHER IN OUR CAPS FOR WHICH WE MUST OWE A GREAT DEAL TO RAYMOND TAI.
7. ALTHOUGH, STRICTLY SPEAKING, NO FORM OF OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR AGREEMENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY, IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO DOWN EXTREMELY WELL HERE IF I WERE INSTRUCTED TO SAY PRIVATELY TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, WHO ARE NOW ON BOARD, JUST HOW MUCH BRITISH MINISTERS WELCOME THIS IMAGINATIVE APPOINTMENT.
8. RAYMOND TAI, IN HIS NEW ROLE, WILL ALSO BE OF GREAT USE TO US. IT IS NOT QUITE CLEAR TO ME WHAT THE TAIWANESE ARE AIMING AT IN THEIR NEW POLICY APPROACH TO CHINA AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, BUT CLEARLY HE COULD HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY HIM IF HIS REQUEST TO MEET SOMEONE IN HONG KONG, PERHAPS FROM THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE, COULD BE MET. WE CAN RELY ON HIM TO RESPECT CONFIDENCES.
9. GRATEFUL FOR EARLY INSTRUCTIONS.
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