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Anything else would be a pis aller involving possibly disastrous consequences for us.
10. If my colleagues agree with the line I have set out I believe that officials should be instructed to review the situation annually reporting to us. If we are to negotiate with the Chinese, then I believe the sooner this can be started the better so as to avoid the crisis of
On confidence referredto in paragraph 5 (b).
the other hand any hint of a negotiation at an unpropitious time could precipiate the very crisis we seek to avoid and will thus need to be
very carefully timed.
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