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4. SEPARATELY I HAVE HEARD FROM THE FORTUGUESE CONSUL-GENERAL HERE THAT THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU, COLONEL LEANDRO, IS FLYING TO LISBON ON SATURDAY, Q15 JULY. ACCORDING TO PORTUGUESE SOURCES IN MACAU, LEANDRO HAS BEEN PLANNING SUCH A JOURNEY FOR
SOME TIME TO DISCUSS HIS PLANS TO CREATE A NEW, LOCALLY CONTROLLB) NOTE ISSUING BANK TO REPLACE THE BANCO NATIONAL ULTRAMARINO. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT HE HAS ADVANCED HIS DEPARTURE DATE: IF SO, PRESUMABLY TO DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOP- MENTS. THE CONSUL-GENERAL APPEARS TO BE IN THE DARK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. HE CLAIMED TO HAVE NO RECENT NEWS ABOUT THE DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS AND BRUSHED ASIDE AS QUITE IMPLAUSIBLE THE
THOUGHT THAT THE STATUS OF MACAU MIGHT BE DISCUSSED.
5. I HAVE ARRANGED TO SEE LEANDRO WHEN HE PASSES THROUGH HONG KONG. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW BEFORE FRIDAY, WHEN
LEANDRO ARRIVES HERE, IF THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR POINTS YOU WOULD WISH ME TO MENTION. MY OWN INCLINATION IS TO STICK TO DISCOVERING WHAT IS HAPPENING, AND TO REPEAT THE POINTS MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DR SA MACHADO (YOUR TELNO 514 PARA 2).
6. SINCE THERE NOW SEEM TO BE A NUMBER OF PARTIALLY CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED, I HOPE THAT LISBON WILL SOON BE ABLE TO CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT THE CHINESE HAVE SAID AND HOW THE PORTUGUESE HAVE SO FAR RESPONDED,
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