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at their meeting on 15 February.

We might be able to present it to the Chinese before the next round of talks on 22 February. I should not expect the Chinese, who will study this paper with

particular care, to be ready with very substantive comments at

that round. But I judge that we should do well to get our views

in quickly on this key question.

4. I am copying this minute and draft working paper to the other members of OD (K) and to Sir Robert Armstrong.

GEOFFREY HOWE

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

7 February, 1984