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INFORMATION, ON ON-SITE INCIDENTS. BUT WE REALISE THAT WE MAY NEED TO REVIEW THIS LATER.

5. THE TEXTS OF THESE THREE POSITIONS FOLLOW BY FAX. THEY ARE DESIGNED NOT TO BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, BUT TO GIVE OUR TEAM MAXIMUM TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY. WE COULD, THEREFORE, END UP WITH A COMPROMISE WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE POSITIONS.

6. WE VERY MUCH HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REACH A SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE. BUT WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CHINESE MAY INSIST ON HAVING A CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE GOING BEYOND WHAT IS POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE HERE.

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