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023376 MDTTAN 7444

USEFUL INTERLOCUTOR HERE. WE HAVE SUSPECTED THAT HE MAY PUT A TOO FAVOURABLE GLOSS ON SOME OF HIS REPORTING AND TONE DOWN SOME OF HIS OWN INSTRUCTIONS:

IN SOME RESPECTS A MORE CONVENTIONAL AMBASSADOR MAY MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT REAL CHINESE PRIORITIES AND ATTITUDES, DELIGHTFUL AS JI IS.

SIGNED A J SEATON

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THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED

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SECTION 3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958

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