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DESKBY 130130Z

FM FCO 121500Z APR 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 380 OF 12 APRIL

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

FROM FED

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-YOUR TELNO 701: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT: BANQUET SPEECH

1. WE ACCEPT YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL

CHANGES:

SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD READ 'I HAVE LONG BEEN LOOKING FORWARD

TO MY SECOND VISIT TO CHINA'. SECOND PARAGRAPH, SECOND

SENTENCE: DELETE 'STABLE'. SECOND PARAGRAPH, FOURTH SENTENCE:

REPLACE 'PRAGMATIC' BY 'PRACTICAL'.

3. PLEASE PROCEED WITH TRANSLATION.

YOU SO LITTLE TIME.

APOLOGIES FOR HAVING LEFT

HOWE

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NEWS

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PS/MR LUCE

MR WILSON

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