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3. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THERE ARE ANY ALTERNATIVE COURSES OPEN TO US, EG WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CANCEL THE REGISTRATION OF PRESENT STAFF AND MANAGEMENT, LEAVING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SCHOOL PREMISES TO REOPEN UNDER FRESH (COMMUNIST) AUSPICES. IF THIS PARTICULAR COURSE WERE FEASIBLE, WOULD IT NOT IN PUBLIC EYES CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT PUNITIVE ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO SO CLEARLY OVERSTEPPED THE ACCEPTABLE LIMITS AND PROVIDE SOME INSURANCE THAT THEY COULD NOT AGAIN INDULGE IN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES? IT WOULD CERTAINLY ENABLE US TO MAINTAIN THAT WE DO NOT OBJECT TO COMMUNIST SCHOOLS AS SUCH (PARAGRAPH 5 OF PEKING TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE).
4. BEFORE REACHING ANY FINAL VIEW WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE YOUR FURTHER OBSERVATIONS.
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