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SO
WE ASSUME THAT YOU WOULD SEE THE SAME OBJECTIONS TO THE SHIP'S ENTERING HONG KONG AS YOU DID LAST YEAR (YOUR TELNO 642 OF 25 JUNE 1976). SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, THEREFORE WE PROPOSE TO INFORM THE SOVIET EMBASSY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE CONVENIENT FOR THE QUOTE DMITRY MENDELEYEV UNQUOTE TO VISIT HONG KONG.
OVEN
FILES
HK&GD (5) EESD
FED
M & GD
CRD
STD
NTD
MVD
PUSD
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS MR MURRAY
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