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YRTELNO 219: MEMORANDUM FOR THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT MEMORANDUM FAXED TO US. SINCE THESE INCLUDE SUBSTANTIAL REDRAFTING OF PARAS 4 TO 7, WE ARE SENDING THE TEXT OF OUR REVISED VERSION IN MIFT FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY.
2. WE BELIEVE THE SECTION ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE SHOULD BE EVEN SHORTER, AND PURELY FACTUAL. YOU WILL SEE WE HAVE ALSO OMITTED THE FINAL PARAGRAPH ON BRITISH COMMERCIAL INTERESTS. INCLUDING THIS IN THE PAPER COULD, WE FEAR, SERVE TO CONFIRM EXISTING CHINESE SUSPICION THAT OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IN THE WHOLE EXERCISE IS IN SOME WAY TO BENEFIT BRITISH FIRMS.
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