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Communist Press.
We do not Hunk there insid be a real
It is difficult to see what advantage could be
in derived from prolonging action in present conditions
We sesquise that there is an of detente. The argument that prolongation might act
is not very story as a brake on the communist press, would appear to
On the other hand we see the force in the aqumonts Hopson lack substance if we accept at face value their has adduced in favour of abandmment-.
statements of disbelief that such actions would be
pressed to a conclusion (paragraph 7 of your
telegram No. 1820).
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We see no obvious disadvantage and some
advantage in abandonment.
imagine
We judge that, since
this is a private action, the general public would
not see it as a trial of strength with the
Government and that abandonment would not
(certainly in present conditions) affect their
confidence in your Government's ability to
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