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P.M. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF TALKS AND WE HAVE FIXED DATES FOR FURTHER TALKS. THEY ARE BASED UPON A COMMUNIQUE AGREED BETWEEN MYSELF AND MR. TENG (?) XIOPING AND MR. JA JENG (?) THE PRIME
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MINISTER WHEN I VISITED THERE. WE ARE BOTH ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG. THE TALKS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN CONFIDENCE AND WE SHALL GO INTO A FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS. I NEED HARDLY SAY THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HONG KONG IS A SOURCE OF VERY GREAT CONCERN AND I THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG HAS TAKEN CERTAIN ACTION TO TRY TO HELP TO RESTORE THE POSITION OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR. BASICALLY, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WORRIED ABOUT UNCERTAINTY AND IT IS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY WHICH IS THEIR CONCERN.
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WAS RETUNRING VERY MUCH TO THE SAME QUESTIONS OF MR MUNSON. IT WAS WIDELY REPORTED THAT YOU AND PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU DID HAVE A SPIRITED EXCHANGE AND HAD A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO THE QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT. DID THOSE DIFFERENCES SHOW AGAIN TODAY?
P.M. DID WE HAVE A SPIRITED EXCHANGE? YES. WE DON'T GET THROUGH A SUMMIT IF YOU'RE REALLY DEALING WITH REAL ISSUES WITHOUT HAVING SPIRITED EXCHANGES. SO PLEASE DON'T REGARD THAT AS ANYTHING UNUSUAL. AND AS WE MERELY MET LIKE A SET OF SUET PUDDING SITTING AROUND THE TABLE, THERE WOULDN'T BE MUCH POINT IN HAVING A SUMMIT. WE DO HAVE SPIRITED EXCHANGES, THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE FOR, BUT YOU SAW THE AGREED COMMUNIQUE WHICH CAME OUT AND THE COMMUNIQUE WAS HAMMERED OUT IN SPIRITED EXCHANGES. THERE'S NOTHING UNUSAUL IN THAT IF EVERY TIME WE HAVE A SPIRITED EXCHANGE IN THE SUMMIT IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT NEWS, WELL, AS I SAY, THE NEXT THING IS YOU SAY THAT WE COULDN'T PULL THE SKIN OFF A RICE PUDDING (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
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