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RECEIVE IN
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27 SEP 1976
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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 963 OF 26 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING.
MY TELNO. 961:
REFERENCE TO CHINA IN LEG. CO. SPEECH.
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ON SECOND THOUGHTS I NOW PROPOSE SOMETHING SHORTER AND SIMPLER
AS FOLLOWS:-
ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE EXCELLENT DURING THIS PAST YEAR, AND WITHIN THEM SO HAVE PRACTICAL CONTACTS OVER HONG KONG WHICH HAVE BEEN FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. RECENT SAD EVENTS IN CHINA HAVE NO BEARING ON THIS SATISFACTORY SITUATION WHICH I
AM CONFIDENT WILL CONTINUE.
MACLEHOSE
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MR LARMOUR
MR STANLEY
MR CORTAZZI MR MALE
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