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STATE'S VISIT TO PEKING

1 Many thanks for drawing our attention to these press reports that the Chinese might try to secure our agreement to the 20 percent rule as a quid pro quo for accepting the concept of objective criteria for the through train.

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We agree with the line you propose and have incorporated this into the final version of the Secretary of State's briefing, which Hum is taking with him to Tokyo.

3. We have also expanded the existing point in the briefing on the abolition of appointed membership in the DBs and MCs to cover the point in your para 4.

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