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AND CLEARLY WE WILL ONLY GET AN

INDICATION OF CHINESE THINKING BY

RAISING THE QUESTION WITH THEM. BUT GIVEN YOUR EARLIER RESERVATIONS, BEFORE GOING AHEAD WITH THIS, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON HOW YOU NOW SEE THESE WIDER FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE. IN ANY EVENT IT WOULD SEEM PRUDENT FOR ANY INITIAL APPROACH TO THE MFA TO BE ON AN INFORMAL AND INFORMATION-SEEKING

BASIS.

6. YOU MAY WISH TO RAISE THIS WITH THE INSPECTORS IN THE CONTEXT

OF ANY DISCUSSION OF A POSSIBLE POST IN CANTON.

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