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TELEGRAM NUMBER 407 OF 16 JULY 1979
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TEL NOS 622 AND 623 • NEW TERRITORIES LEASES.
1. CORTAZZI TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF A MEETING WITH THE CHINESE
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ON 13 JULY TO MENTION THE QUESTION OF THE LEASES. HE TOLD CHU THAT, FOLLOWING SIR M MACLEHOSE TALKS WITH VICE PREMIER DENG DURING HSIS VISIT TO CHINA, HM AMBASSADOR
HAD GIVE N ASSISTANT MINISTER SONG A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION
OF THE ACTION THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED TO TAKE, A SIMILAR EXPLANATION
WAS BEING GIVEN TO THE NCNA IN HONG KONG. CORTAZZI SAID THAT WHILE
THE MATTER WAS BEST DEALT WITH IN PEKING OR HONG KONG,' HE THOUGHT
IT RIGHT THAT THE CHINESE EMBASSY SHOULD BE KEPT INFORMED. HE
ADDED. THAT CRADOCK HAD SPOKEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT OF
MINISTERS.
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