TNAG-0332-FCO40-368-Visits-of-Secretary-of-State-for-Foreign-and-Commonwealth-Af-1972 — Page 171

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B155/72 CONFERENCE TWO VARIOUS COUNTRIES HAVE GOT OVER

IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS STOP CANADA FOR EXAMPLE GOT OVER IT

IN ONE WAY SEMICOLON OTHER COUNTRIES IN ANOTHER.

STOP WE ARE THEREFORE TALKING TO CHINESE ABOUT POSSIBLE

VAYS OF MESTING THEIR PARTICULAR OBJECTIONS TO THE ATTITUDES

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ME HAVE TAKEN IN PAST STOP EYE CANNOT SAY WHETHER THIS

WOULD BE TEMPORARY OR NOT STOP UNQUOTE PARA ASKED VNY

CHINESE ARE MEKING IT AYE PARTICULAR POINT THAT BRITAIN

SHOULD MAKE AYE STATEMENT ON STATUS OF TAIWAN WHICH

SUITS CHINA COMMA SIR ALEC SAID COLON QUOTE VELL EYE THINK

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BECAUSE WE WERE PARTIES TO WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE CAIRO

DECLARATION AYE LONG TIME AGO IN UPICH GANADA FOR EXAMPLE

AND OTHER COUNTRIES WERE NOT INVOLVED STOP IT IS AYE

TECHNICAL MATTER RATHER THAN EYE THINK 14 CHINESE MIND

BUT EYE WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPECULATE ON THIS ANY

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FURTHER STOP EYE THINK THAT THIS IS AYE MATTER IN WHICH

WE WILL COMBUCT DIPLOMACY QUIETLY AND WITH HOPE OF SUCCESS

STOP UNQUOTE PARA WHEN ASKED WHETHER UUD WYN TROOPS SHOULD BE

SENT TO NORTHERN IRELAND INSTEAD OF BRITISH ONES IN VIEW OF

FACT THAT RELATIVES OF THIRTEEN LONDONDERRY DEAD

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