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CAREFUL HANDLING AND IS BEST DONE AT YOUR END. THE POINTS IN YOUR PARA 3(II) AND (III) LOOK TO US THE MOST TELLING.

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ONE PARTICULAR REASON FOR DISCRETION IN OUR BRIEFING, PARTICULARLY ON THE MORE SENSITIVE POINTS, IS THE NEED NOT TO QUEER THE PITCH FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING WITH QIAN. WHEN YOU SAY YOU PROPOSE TO START YOUR BRIEFING CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK, WE TAKE IT YOU MEAN THE WEEK BEGINNING 27 SEPTEMBER?

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