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3. THERE IS LITTLE POINT IN SPECULATION UNTIL WE GET GUO'S CONSIDERED RESPONSE. HIS INSTANT QUESTIONS DO SHOW, HOWEVER, HOW DIFFICULT IT WILL BE TO MOVE MUCH FURTHER IN THIS MATTER WITHOUT TAKING THE CHINESE FULLY INTO OUR CONFIDENCE.
4. INCIDENTALLY WE BELIEVE HOWELL'S REFERENCE TO AN EVEN MORE EXPLICITLY FAVOURABLE LINE TAKEN BY LI HOU (PARA 2 OF YOUR FIRST TUR) MIGHT BE A BIG MISAPPREHENSION. I HAVE CHECKED MY NOTES OF THE LI HOU SESSION AND AS INDICATED BY MY TELNOS 699 AND 702 CAN FIND NO RECORD OF LI HOU HAVING MENTIONED THE NATIONALITY ISSUE, THOUGH HOWELL DID REFER TO CERTAIN QUESTIONS OVER NATIONALITY'' IN HIS OWN INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT.
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