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FM FCO 241339Z JUL 79
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 582 OF 24 JULY
10
YOUR TELNO 1051: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS.
No
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1. PARA 3 OF YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. WE THINK THAT AN ANSWER BASED ON A NARROW INTERPRETATION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS OF SAI LAU KOK WOULD BE REGARDED AS EVASIVE. WE ARE PREPARED TO RECOMMEND THE INCLUSION OF YOUR SUGGESTED WORDING IN THE ANSWER, BUT CONSIDER IT LIKELY THAT MINISTERS WILL WISH TO GIVE THE INFORMATION REQUESTED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE DEPOT SITE.
2. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR SUGGESTED ANSWER TO QUESTION H ON THIS BASIS, DESKBY 250800Z.
CARRINGTON
FILES HK & QD (6). MR CORTAZZA
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