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NONETHELESS LOS ANGELES WAS A HIGHLY IMPORTANT POST FOR CHINA WITH A BIG OVERSEAS CHINESE COMMUNITY AND MAJOR CHINESE ECONOMIC INTERESTS. JI ALSO SAID MA HAD BEEN FOR SOME YEARS A CLOSE
COLLEAGUE OF FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS YOU OR LOS ANGELES WERE ABLE TO ADD TO ASSIST US IN OUR SUBMISSION TO THE PALACE ON MA YUZHEN. MA'S NAME HAS BEEN TRAILED FOR SOME TIME AS A POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO JI.
5. JI IS TO LEAVE ON 14 MARCH. HE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER MA WOULD COME TO LONDON STRAIGHT FROM LOS ANGELES OR VIA PEKING. HURD
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