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GALSWORTHY SAID THAT WE BELIEVED TALKS MUST BE HELD IN NOVEMBER. WE HAD SUGGESTED 15 NOVEMBER BUT COULD CONSIDER OTHER DATES. LU REPLIED THAT 15 NOVEMBER
WAS IMPOSSIBLE. HE DISAGREED WITH GALSWORTHY'S CONTENTION
THAT THE ONLY FACTOR WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN AGREEING THE
DATE OF TALKS WAS THE OTHER COMMITMENTS OF THE TWO SIDES:
HE SAID OTHER (UNSPECIFIED) FACTORS WERE INVOLVED. GALSWORTHY PRESSED LU TO PROPOSE A DATE.
LU SAID HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH.
5. AS FOR THE MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION IN THE TALKS,
LU AGREED THAT THREE SUBJECTS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED
IN THE AGREED RECORD OF 18 MARCH (AS IN YOUR
TEL NO 495, PARA 1). BUT THE QUESTION OF THE NANJING AND TIANJIN
SERVICES WAS NOT RELEVANT.
6. GALSWORTHY PRESSED FOR AN EARLY RECONSIDERATION OF
CPA'S REQUEST TO USE TRI-STAR ON 30 OCTOBER. LU AGREED
TO ASK HIS STAFF TO LOOK INTO IT.
COMMENT
7. LU'S REMARKS CAME AS NO SURPRISE (SEE OUR TEL NO
495 OF 3 SEPTEMBER). CAAC CLEARLY WISH TO AVOID HAVING TALKS BEFORE
NEXT SPRING, WHEN THEY PRESUMABLY HOPE FOR A SIMILAR
OUTCOME TO THIS YEAR'S TALKS IE TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS
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TO COPE WITH THE 1983 SUMMER SEASON, AND FURTHER POSTPONEMENT** OF A FULL REVIEW. WE DOUBT IF CAAC CAN BE MADE TO CHANGE
THEIR TUNE, EXCEPT UNDER SOME SORT OF DURESS.
YOU WILL NEED TO GIVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION
TO THE IDEAS IN PARAGRAPH 2 AND 3 OF YOUR TEL NO 495.
8. WE SHALL PRESS CAAC AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON FOR A DECISION
UN CAP'S 30 OCTOBER TRISTAR SUBSTITUTION.
CRADOCK
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MAED
FED
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MR ADAMS
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