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COMPLETED VERY QUICKLY. WE ALSO HOPED THAT THE MEETING COULD AGREE ON THE NECESSARY PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME OF REPATRIATIONS.
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WE HAVE ALSO TOLD THE NCNA THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE FACT THAT WE WILL BE ATTENDING A MEETING OF THIS KIND. THE NCNA ASKED US NOT TO DO THIS UNTIL THEY HAVE CHECKED WITH PEKING.
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IT IS HOPEFULLY THIS LOOKS LIKE A HELPFUL DEVELOPMENT. RELEVANT THAT A SIMILAR MEETING TOOK PLACE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE REPATRIATIONS BEGAN A FEW LAST MAJOR INFLUX OF ECVIIS IN 1987. DAYS AFTERWARDS.
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WE INTEND FOR THE TIME BEING TO RESPECT THE NCNA REQUEST NOT TO PUBLICISE THE MEETING. THIS WILL OF COURSE GIVE THE CHINESE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING SO THEMSELVES, AND THEREBY GAINING THE PUBLIC INITIATIVE. BUT OUR MAIN AIM MUST BE FOR A CO-OPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE IN GUANGZHOU. WE THEREFORE THINK IT WOULD BE UNHELPFUL TO GIVE THE CHINESE GROUNDS TO ACCUSE US OF OVERTAKING ON THE PUBLIC RELATIONS INSIDE LINE.
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