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WOULD BE WRONG FOR THE SPEECH ACTUALLY TO ATTRIBUTE TO LI ANYTHING HE SAID TO ME. I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST ITS REFERRING EXPLICITLY TO THE FACT THAT I CALLED ON HIM TODAY.

5. IT IS PERHAPS A PITY THAT CIRCUMSTANCES MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR AND ME TO CALL ON LI TOGETHER. BUT WE ASCERTAINED THAT THE FRENCH EMBASSY WOULD BE CONTENT FOR ME TO SPEAK IN THE NAME OF BOTH GOVERNMENTS. WE SHALL BE BRIEFING THE FRENCH EMBASSY ABOUT MY CALL LATER THIS EVENING, IN ADVANCE OF THE AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON LI TOMORROW MORNING.

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