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7. ATKINSON THANKED ZHENG FOR THIS RESPONSE AND
"A GREED WITH HIM
THAT BOTH SIDES SHOULD STUDY THE SITUATION AS IT DEVELOPED UNDER THE STRICTER REGIME (PARA 3 ABOVE).
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8. THIS IS PROBABLY AS GOOD A RESPONSE AS WE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR. ON A MATTER WHICH, IN THE CHINESE PERCEPTION, IS ON INTERNAL AFFAIRS THEY ARE NOT DISPOSED TO AGREE WITH US THE DETAILS OF THEIR NEW RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS THE CASE WITH THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS, WHERBY WITHOUT ACTUALLY AGREEING TO THE 150 A DAY LIMIT THE CHINESE DO IN PRACTICE ENSURE THAT THE YEARLY TOTALS DO NOT EXCEED THAT AVERAGE, WHILST THE PROOF OF THIS NEW PUDDING WILL OF COURSE BY IN THE EATING, WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE CHINESE DO CUT BACK ON THE PROPORTION OF SINGLE-JOURNEY PERMITS AND ON THE LENGTH OF VISITS, AND PERHAPS GC SOME WAY TO MEET OUR PROPOSALS.
CRADOCK
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MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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