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to agree terms that adequately reflect China's

state-trading status. While we are prepared to acquiesce

in Chinese membership on such terms, we could not

for chinese accession

therefore match the marked enthusiasm (displayed by the

Australians at the November Contracting Parties' meeting

(Dell's letter to Madelin of 5 December refers).

3.

I am copying this letter to Alan Montgomery, who will

be better able to judge whether such an approach should

be made to the Australian mission in Geneva. If his, and

your feelings are that it would be better to speak in

Canberra, we can certainly instruct the High Commission

along the above lines.

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