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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

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CORRECTION TO MY TELNO 3965: NATIONALITY PACKAGE: CHINESE ATTITUDE

1. PLEASE AMEND PARA 16, LAST LINE, OF TUR TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

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16. OUR PREFERENCE, THEREFORE, IS THAT THE CHINESE BE INFORMED OF YOUR DECISION FIVE DAYS TO A WEEK BEFORE ITS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT.

WHILE WE SHOULD BE HELPFUL AND SHOULD OFFER TO DISCUSS THE HANDLING OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WITH THE CHINESE, IT MUST BE MADE CLEAR THAT THE DECISION IS NOT A SUBJECT FOR NEGOTIATION. THIS WOULD GIVE THEM

A SLIGHTLY LONGER TIME THAN OPTION A, BUT WITHOUT GIVING THEM AN IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR THEM TO PERSUADE US TO ALTER THE PACKAGE.

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