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FM FCO 28182OZ MAY
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 327 OF 28. MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
HEDEMORY
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO.
30 MAY 1979
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YOUR TEL NO 648: IMMIGRATION
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR URGENT COMMENTS ON MR CRADOCK'S PROPOSALS IN PEKING TEL NO 489. WE ARE INCLINED TO AGREE WITH HIM'
THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO PLACE GREATER WEIGHT ON THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGALS (WHILE NOT IGNORING THE LEGALS).
2. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT AUTHORISE YOU TO PUT YOUR PROPOSALS TO EXCO TOMORROW AND HOPE THAT THEY
WILL BE SATISFIED FOR THE TIME BEING BY A STATEMENT THAT YOU
ARE IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE FCO AND H.M.A. PEKING ABOUT URGENT MEASURES TO STEM IMMIGRATION.
CARRINGTON
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PS LPS PS/MR BLAKER PS/PUS MR CORTAZZI, MR MURRAY
MURRAY
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