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IMPLEMENTED. THEY AGREE ON THE NEED TO PRESERVE CONFIDENCE AS 1997 APPROACHES. BUT THEY ARE UNLIKELY, DESPITE THIS (MY TELNO 219, NOT TO ALL), TO GIVE UP THEIR EFFORTS TO RECRUIT HONG KONG PROFESSIONALS AS LONG AS THE CANADIANS AND AUSTRALIANS REMAIN ACTIVE. THE BEST WE CAN PROBABLY HOPE FOR IS THAT THEY WILL MODERATE THE SCALE OF THEIR CAMPAIGN IN THE LIGHT OF YOUR OWN PLEA.

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