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BRITISH AND FRENCH WITHOUT RESOLUTION OF FINANCIAL ISSUES BUT WITH THEIR RESOLUTION A PRIOR CONDITION FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF L.O.I. OBVIOUSLY BEFORE ASKING AMBASSADOR TO CALL ON ANYONE WE WOULD NEED TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT BASIS THE AIDE MEMOIRE WAS BEING

PRESENTED. WE SHALL ALSO LIAISE DIRECT WITH GEC ON THIS.

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FOR PEKING: WE NOTE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT LI PENG AND

MADAM QIAN. IF HOWEVER FRENCH ARE PUTTING A NOTE DIRECT TO

LI PENG WE WOULD WISH TO GIVE OUR APPROACH AN EQUAL IMPETUS.

GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO LIAISE WITH FRENCH EMBASSY ON THIS. WE WOULD ENVISAGE ISSUING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS/BRIEF

TOMORROW ASSUMING WE HAVE REACTION FROM SHENZHEN TO AIDE MEMOIRE.

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