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1. OZUS IMMEDIATE, REACTION, WHEN HE HEARD THAT WHEEDOM MAS COMING FROM HONG KONG, WAS THAT IT WIDT BE HELPFUL PORT

MA WRIGHT TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSIONS. 1 SAIT THAT I HAD ONLY MENTIONED ME WRIGHT AS A PERSONAL IDEA SEMICOLON IT WAS NOT FOR US TO TELL INDUSTRY WHO SHOULD REPRESENT THEM. I THINK BITI WOULD LIKE TO SEE WRIGHT INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY KNOW HIM AND ATTENDED THE MEETING ON 4 MARCH OF THE BRITISH MARKET COUNCIL WITH THE CMBPE MISSION (WAKEFIELD EJU, DTI CAN EXPLAIN THE BACKGROUND) YOU MAY CARE TO SOUND OUT GEC ON MITI *S

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2. OZU SAID THAT SINCE SPEAKING TO ME HE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MITSUBISHI AGAIN WHO WERE NOW PERFECTLY READY TO ACCEPT CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTHORISED PEPRESENTATIVES OF BRITISH INDUSTRY. ME WILL KNOW BY 11 MARCH WHO MITSUBISHI WILL BE FIELDING TO NEET WHEEDON,

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