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1. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION IN TUR AND THE OFFER TO PASS ON ANY MESSAGES. WE HAD BEEN AWARE OF AFANASYEV'S VISIT BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF AEROFLOT IN HONG KONG AND BY IMAGE ALPHA', A LOCAL FIRM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANTS.
2. THESE TWO AGENCIES SEEM TO BE COMPETING FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ARRANGING AFANASYEV'S PROGRAMME (IN ADDITION TO ANY INVOLVEMENT BY GLOBAL UNION EXPRESS). COMMUNICATIONS OVER MEETINGS ARE ALREADY BECOMING COMPLEX AND CONFUSED, AND WE THINK IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT IF WE KEPT THEM LOCAL (EXCLAM).
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