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THE DATE OF 1997.

6. MUCH WILL DEPEND ON HOW THESE ARRGUEMENTS ARE PUT

TO THE CHINESE. I WILL TELEGRAPH SHORTLY SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW

THEY MIGHT BEST BE PRESENTED.

7. IN THE MEANTIME MIFT CONTAINS MY PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT TO EMERGE FROM MRS THATCHER'S VISIT, AND WHAT OUR NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE.

YOUDE

LIMITED HD/HK&GD

HD/FED

HD/PUSD

PS

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS

SIR I SINCLAIR

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

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