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ANY DETAILED DISCUSSION ON POINTS OF SUBSTANCE. WE

REITERATED OUR HOPE FOR SIGNATURE OF THE NEW (Y K PAO) SCHOLAR-

SHIP SCHEME, WHICH WOULD ALSO MERIT MENTION, AS WOULD OUR HOPES

FOR A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN TRADE, FOLLOWING SIGNATURE OF THE

IPPA AND THE SOFT LOANS AGREEMENT. REFERENCE TO THE CLAIMS

TALKS (YUE SAID HE HAD HEARD THESE HAD GOT OFF TO A GOOD START)

WOULD PROBABLY ALSO BE APPROPRIATE, AND THERE MIGHT BE DISCUSSION

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OUR HOPES FOR INCREASED ACTIVITY

IN OTHER AREAS OF OUR BILATERAL RELATIONS.

3.

WE HOPE THIS GIVES YOU ENOUGH TO GO ON IN TALKING TO MEI

ZHAORONG. WE HAVE SET IN HAND THE PREPARATION OF BRIEFING ON

THIS BASIS.

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SIR W HARDING

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