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TELNO 8
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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, FCO, ACTOR
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YOUR TELNO 1425: MFN
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THERE SEEMS LITTLE POINT IN SENDING A SPECIAL LETTER TO PELOSI. SHE HAS LONG BEEN AN ARDENT CRITIC OF THE PRESIDENT'S CHINA POLICY, AND WE ARE UNLIKELY TO PERSUADE HER TO CHANGE TACK NOW.
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IT WOULD BE BETTER TO SEND SPECIAL LETTERS TO THOSE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO MAKE USE OF THEM IN CHALLENGING PELOSI IN THE MONTHS AHEAD. USUALLY IN LOBBYING EXERCISES OF THIS KIND WE TRY TO IDENTIFY A MEMBER OF CONGRESS WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO CIRCULATE MATERIAL PROVIDED BY US MORE WIDELY ON THE HILL. SOLARZ'S STAFFERS HAVE SAID SOLARZ MIGHT BE WILLING TO DO THIS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY A HELPFUL SENATOR. WE, AND THE HKGO, ARE WORKING ON SUITABLE MATERIAL.
WE SHOULD NOT, OF COURSE, COMPLETELY IGNORE PELOSI. BEST APPROACH STILL SEEMS TO SEND HER THE LETTER IN YOUR TELNO 1397, WITH PARAGRAPH SIX AMENDED TO REFER TO HER BILL, AND OMITTING THE LAST PARAGRAPHS.
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SIR J COLES MR BURNS
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