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1. You are aware of the background to Peking telno 872 to which I attach a draft reply. This has been agreed with FED.

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2. PS/Lady Young telephoned today to say that Minister like comprehensive briefing on the Lord Rhodes 'problem' by close of play on Tuesday 20 September. I shall prepare this. Lady Young plans to telephone Llewellyn-Davies on 21 September to have a discreet word in her ear in advance of the briefings on 22 September.

8 September 1983

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This ghastly saga gets more complicated by the how, Since dictating the above I have seen for the first time Sir J. Cater's letting 26 Angust to Mr. Clift -

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