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EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 199400Z
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 503 OF 12 JUNE INFO PEKING,
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REGISTRY No.51
12 JUN 1972
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MY TELNO 498; MR ROYLE'S VISIT TO CHINA,
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ASSOCIATED PRESS QUOTE MR ROYLE AS SAYING QUOTE VARICUS COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINESE CITIES MAY BE ON THE WAY. THESE COULD INCLUDE AIR, LAND, RADIO AND TELEPHONIC CHANNELS TO CANTON AND EVEN A POLITICAL LINE TO PEKING ITSELF
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QUOTE AS MR ROYLE SAID AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE AT KAITAK BEFORE HE LEFT FOR LONDON THE POSSIBLITY OF AN IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHINA WAS DISCUSSED'' DURING HIS VISIT TO PEKING. THIS IS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY WHAT SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS MAY RESULT UNQUOTE.
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