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TO FLASH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELNO.375 OF 15 MARCH.

PERSONAL FROM GOVERNOR FOR SECRETARY OF STATE :

YOUR LETTER OF 14 MARCH SENT IN YOUR TELNO.196.

1. I AGREE.

2. I WILL NATURALLY TRY TO PUSH THINGS ALONG IN PEKING, BUT CHINESE REACTIONS ARE UNPREDICTABLE, AND I AGREE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL NOT TO OPERATE UNDER THE CONSTRICTED TIME FACTOR OF A FORTHCOMING PERSONALITY CHANGE.

3. I ALSO AGREE THAT THE SOONER AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE THE

BETTER. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE BEFORE MY VISIT, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AUTHORITY TO TELL THE CHINESE IN CONFIDENCE.

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