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5. THE WEIGHT WHICH YOU WILL WISH TO GIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENTS
DESCRIBED IN THIS AND MIPT WILL PARTIALLY DEPEND
ON WHETHER
THEY REFLECT PEKING THINKING OR MERELY THE STA'S MORE
PROVINCIAL VIEW. CLARK WILL DOUBTLESS WISH TO COMMENT FROM
PEKING ON THIS ASPECT. THE ALLEGED DISSATISFACTION WITH
CLP'S INSENSITIVITY ALSO MERITS FURTHER PROBING AND WE
WILL HOPE TO LEARN MORE FROM WEEDON ABOUT THIS.
6. MARSHALL HAS ASKED WEEDON TO GIVE A GENERAL ACCOUNT
OF HIS DISCUSSION TO SIR SIDNEY GORDON OF CLP. THIS ACCOUNT
WILL NOT INCLUDE REFERENCE TO THE CHINESE CRITICISM OF CLP.
1 AM SEEING STONES TODAY AND LORD KADOORIE ON 3 SEPTEMBER
AND WILL DO THE SAME.
7. 1 AM KEEPING THE GOVERNOR INFORMED AND WILL HOPE TO DISCUSS
THE SUBJECT WITH HIM BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR LONDON ON 3 SEPTEMBER.
8. THE WEEDON/SEATON VISIT TO GUANGDONG WILL PROBABLY
TAKE PLACE ON 4/5 SEPTEMBER. IF THERE IS ANYTHING WHICH HE
SHOULD KNOW IN ADVANCE ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE AGENDA FOR
MRS THATCHER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE PLEASE LET
US KNOW.
9. PLEASE ARRANGE WHATEVER WHITEHALL CIRCULATION YOU CONSIDER
SUITABLE JNK
ADAMS
LIMITED
FED
HK&GD
NED
ADDITIONAL DIST N
GUANGDONG
NUCLEAR
TRED
MR GIFFARD
MR GILLMORE MR DONALD
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