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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 799 OF 28 JUNE 1978
INFO PRIORITY LISBON, PEKING.
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YOUR TELNO 497 REPEATING LISBON TELNO 213 TO FCO: DOCUMENTS
ON HONG KONG.
:
WE ASSUME THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
BY LISBON AND THAT YOU WILL INCLUDE THE EXCHANGES AT THE UN IN
1972.
2 WHEN PASSING THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE PORTUGUESE WE SUGGEST YOU
EMPHASISE THAT THEY ARE FOR BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PURPOSES
ONLY. WE HOPE THE PORTUGUESE WILL AVOID ANY REFERENCE TO HONG KONG
IF THEY DO GET INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE ABOUT THE
STATUS OF MACAU OR IN ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT.
3. GRATEFUL IF LISBON WOULD KEEP US INFORMED ABOUT ANY
SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS ON THE STATUS OF MACAU.
MACLEHOSE
FILES
SED
HK & GD
FED
LEGAL ADVISERS
NTD
MR.HIBBERT
MR.FERGUSSON
MR.CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY
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