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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 393 OF 22 APRIL, INFO HONG KONG, WASHINGTON,
FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
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1. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN 26 APRIL A.P. REPORT QUOTING LESTER WOLFF (MEMBER OF HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE'S RECENT DELEGATION TO CHINA) AS SAYING THAT HE WAS TOLD IN CHINA THAT QUOTE WHEN THE LEASE (WITH BRITAIN) IS UP, HONG KONG WILL AGAIN BECOME PART OF CHINA UNQUOTE.
2. UNITED STATES LIAISON OFFICE HAVE TOLD US THAT THIS WAS MERELY A REMARK MADE BY ONE OF THE INTERPRETERS DURING AN INFORMAL CONVERSATION ON AN OUTING TO THE MING TOMBS.
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