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THE QUESTION OF THE PHRASE WHICH CAUSED THE CHINESE SIDE DIFFICULTY, SPEAKING PERSONALLY, PIGOTT SAID TAHT HE HAD NOTED LIN'S POINT AND

HOPED THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD AGREE THAT THE INCLUSION OF THAT PHRASE

IN THE BACKGROUND NOTE WAS OF LESSER IMPORTANCE THAN ITS INCLUSION

IN OUR DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE. LIN CONCURRED.

5. TEXTS OF ENGLSIH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THE CHINESE DRAFT

SPEAKING NOTE, AND TEXT OF THE SPEAKING NOTE USED BY LIN ON 25 MAY WITH PIGOTT, FOLLOW BY NEXT BAG (NOT TO BRUSSELS).

6. MIFT CONTAINS TEXT OF DRAFT CHINESE SPEAKING NOTE FOR USE WITH

CC SECRETARY-GENERAL.

EVANS

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PEHPAN 0876

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D. (FE)

DEP.HD/PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR MCLAREN

MR GILLMORE

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

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