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ON THE CHINESE SIDE THE SUPPLY OF COAL WOULD BE THE RESPONS- IBILITY OF CHINA NATIONAL METALS AND MINERALS IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION, WHILE THE PURCHASE OF COAL MINING

SHE SEEMED MACHINERY WOULD BE DEALT WITH BY TECHIMPORT. CONTENT THAT THE SPECIALIST TEAM REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH

SHE ALSO 1 ABOVE WOULD DISCUSS ONLY THE SUPPLY OF COAL. VERY READILY AGREED WHEN I SAID THAT THE TIMESCALES FOR THE PURCHASE OF COAL MINING MACHINERY AND THE PROVISION OF COAL WERE VERY DIFFERENT.

5. DESPITE THE FACT THAT MISS CHIU TOOK THE INITIATIVE IN RAISING THE QUESTION OF THE LINK I AM NOT PERSUADED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THE CHINESE WILL WISH TO PUSH. HOWEVER SIR LAWRENCE KADCORTE WILL HAVE TO BE BRIEFED ON WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR A LINK ARE.

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