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REGISTRY No. 16
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·8 JAN 1975
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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 2 OF 7 JANUARY 1975 INFO PRIORITY PEKING,
HONG KONG AND WASHINGTON
PORTUGUESE/CHINESE RELATIONS.
1. THE PORTUGUESE PRESS HAVE PUBLISHED THE TEXT OF AN OFFICIAL
STATEMENT ISSUED YESTERDAY BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
STATING THAT THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT WISHES TO ESTABLISH NORMAL
RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. THE STATEMENT SAYS
THAT IN THIS CONNECTION PORTUGAL CONSIDERS TAIWAN TO BE AN INTEGRAL
PART OF CHINA. THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT ALSO CONSIDERS THAT THE TERRITORY OF MACAO COULD BE THE SUBJECT FOR. NEGOTIATIONS AT AN APPROPRIATE MOMENT BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS.
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