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London and, in particular, to indicate to the Chinese that their

treatment of British subjects in China and their conduct over

Vicker-Zimmer cannot fail to damage trade with this country.

9. Even if we need not pursue the question of economic pressures

now, there is of course always the possibility that Sino-British

relations may in the future také a violent turn for the worse and

we shall once again be under pressure to take drastic economic

action against the Chinese. Such drastic action is bound to gene-

rate ill-will in commercial circles, particularly when H.M.G. are

urging unremitting efforts towards increased exports. It will be

to take account of: necessary as before

(a)

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the likelihood of influencing the Chinese in the direction of

greater reasonableness by other means;

(10) the difficulty of enforcing forms of economic pressure; cf.

paragraph 5 (a) and (b) above;

(c)

the likelihood that Hong Kong will remain the key issue

determining the state of our relations with China.

Jams Murray.

(James Murray)

20 August, 1968.

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