PROPOSALS. I SUGGEST REPLACING QUOTE THIS WOULD BE POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY UNQUOTE WITH QUOTE THIS COULD BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE WERE LISTENING TO REASONABLE CRITICISM UNQUOTE.
AGRAPH 11. AT A TIME WHEN THE CHINESE ARE CLEARLY CONSIDERING THEIR OPTIONS, AND WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO PUT OUR PROPOSALS TO LEGCO, I THINK IT COULD BE VERY VALUABLE IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE WERE ABLE TO GIVE AMBASSADOR MA A MEAL TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE WHICH HE PLANS TO SEND TO QIAN QICHEN. WE NEED TO GET ACROSS, AT WHAT COULD BE A TURNING POINT, THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO POSE A CHALLENGE TO CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA.
PARAGRAPH 12. IN THE FIFTH SENTENCE YOU MIGHT EXPAND THE POINT AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE THE BEST OUTCOME WOULD BE THE EMERGENCE OF A COMPROMISE PACKAGE WITH WHICH NO FACTION IN LEGCO WAS ENTIRELY CONTENT BUT WHICH MET OUR OBJECTIVES OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS AND ALSO DEALT WITH THE POINTS ETC. UNQUOTE.
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