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PARAGRAPH 6

THE PHRASE 'UNILATERAL DECISION'' DOES NOT, IN ITSELF,

MAKE TOO MUCH SENSE. RATHER IT IS THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR

FOR AN OFFER TO BE MADE WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE SATISFACTORY

AND WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A NEGOTIATING POSSIBILITY.

BUT THESE SLIPS DO NOT OBSCURE THE POINT WHICH THE UNOFFICIALS

ARE TRYING TO PUT ACROSS, NAMELY, THE VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR BOTH

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HONG KONG OF ''MEANINGFUL NEGOTIATIONS FORTH- WITH'' (END OF PARAGRAPH 6),

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