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MDHOAN 248

4. GONG TOOK CAREFUL NOTE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. ON THE WAY OUT THE AMBASSADOR'S PRIVATE SECRETARY TOLD SEATON THAT THEIR TELEGRAM FROM PEKING HAD GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT TIAN WAS IN FACT PRETTY FIRMLY COMMITTED TO COMING WITH WAN LI.

THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR IS TO CALL ON BURNS AT 1130 ON 31 OCTOBER ON OTHER MATTERS. IF YOU HAD ANY FURTHER NEWS OF THE MFA'S THINKING BY THEN, GRATEFUL FOR REPORT DESKBY 31090OZ.

5.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

58

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NEWS DEPT

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

58

PUSD

PS/LORD CAITHNESS

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

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