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065255
MDHIAN 8433
JUSTIFY THE CHINESE POSITION, PARTICULARLY ON FINANCIAL ASPECTS. OTHER COMMENTS NOT REPORTED HERE, E.G. ON CONSULTATION, ARE IN STANDARD TERMS. THE COMMENTS ARE A MIXTURE OF LECTURE AND APPEAL FOR AGREEMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN AND INCREASE PUBLIC SYMPATHY FOR THE CHINESE STAND. THE COVERAGE OF HKG'S POSITION IN TODAY'S PRESS HAS DONE SOMETHING TO EVEN THE SCORE. TA KUNG PAO WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRESS BRIEFING GIVEN BY EHRMAN AND MACLEOD. THAT THEY REPORTED ON IT WITHOUT COMMENT IS INTERESTING. WE CAN PROBABLY EXPECT CRITICISM IN THE COMMUNIST PRESS TOMORROW.
WILSON
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ΜΑΙΝ
88
PADS
DISTRIBUTION
95
LIMITED
HKD
ECONOMIC ADVISERS
ERD
RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD PS/PUS
MR BAYNE
SIR J COLES
FED
JOINT DIRECTORATE
NEWS D
MR MILES
PLANNERS
MR BURNS
PUSD
ADDITIONAL
7
SIR P CRADOCK (NO.10)
MS BROOKS LEGAL ADVISERS MS BARRETT LEGAL ADVISERS MR MACINTYRE HMT
MR APPLEYARD CABINET OFFICE
MR S WHGHTMAN CABINET OFFICE MR A CHARLTON CABINET OFFICE
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