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N J Cox

Hong Kong Department

9 September 1992

Mr Bunte

#10/14

The Rickey of (discussed with the Hum

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we

agreed that since reatuer petung nor Hic had picked up the point, we ace!

HANDLING THEot make heavy

SIR R MCLAREN ́S CALLS IN PEKING

weather of it; 'The earlier tel. went before we had thought thing's

though,

Mr Davies has pointed out a discrepancy between the

draft speaking note in FCO telno 710 to Peking and the

line taken in para 7 of FCO telno 697. I have looked

again at the earlier telegram and consider that the more

recent line is the better one. I attach a draft telegram

which we might send, if you agree, in order to clarify the

point.

polena

N J Cox

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however

is to

ensure that the Chinese

adequately prepad.

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the UNGA bilateral

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the

earlier tel) was

also

anxious

on

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