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4. ZHOU SAID THAT LIKE ME, HE HAD HEARD THAT MUCH PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE RECENTLY OVER OFFTAKE. CHINA CERTAINLY HOPED THAT THE BRITISH SIDE COULD SHOW FLEXIBILITY ON THIS. * SIMPLY REMARKED THAT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN AWARE THAT SWISS AND GERMAN CONSULTANT S

WERE ADVISHING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THIS.

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