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were so close as to make it inevitable that

Chinese policy on the two issues would have been

ievu viosa co-ordinated.

apparently

They Mean decided to

both

take a course of action which, in their eyes, was the least controversial Math in Antarctic Treaty terms and in keeping with their anti-colonial

image.

3. Dr Laws agreed that this was the most likely explanation for the Chinese decision. He added

prachcal that they chinese probably made a sensible decision to build upon the collaboration which already hod

existed between themselves and the Chileans

for

to co-operate with Chile and Argentina valter than with We UK.

Some

years.