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SO LONG AS CHINA STATES PUBLICLY ITS DOUBTS ABOUT THE PROJECT. SINCE MY TUR PHILIP BRUCE (PARA 1 OF MY TELNO OTTER 6) TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE STILL DELAYING PUBLICATION OF THEIR NEWSLETTER BECAUSE OF THIS FACTOR.
4. THUS I SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL, IF SOMEWHAT HESITANTLY. IF YOU ARE TO PROCEED WITH IT I THINK THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND SUBMISSION ARE ABOUT RIGHT. DO THEY NOT REQUIRE HOWEVER A MORE PRECISE INDICATION OF THE MANPOWER AND RESOURCES ENVISAGED ESPECIALLY IF THE RESOURCES ARE BEING HIRED FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR? AND WHEREAS I HAVE NO QUARREL WITH REFERENCES TO THE LIMITED RESOURCES OF THE TRADE COMMISSION IN THE 'RATIONALE' (ALTHOUGH 'LACK' PERHAPS RATHER THAN 'APPARENT LACK IN PARA 2), I HOPE THE CASE CAN BE MADE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE LACK OF 'SKILLS' (FINAL PARA) OF THIS OFFICE. AS INDICATED, MY MAIN RESERVATION IS THAT SOMEONE APPOINTED TO THIS ROLE MAY FIND IS DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE ON THE INFORMATION AND SOURCES ALREADY OPEN TO US, AND OF COURSE, FOR THE MAIN PART, TO EVERYONE ELSE. THE REST TENDS TO COME FROM HIGH LEVEL CONTACT AND THERE I DOUBT WHETHER AN OUTSIDER ON A SHORT CONTRACT COULD MATCH OUR SOURCES.
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