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FM FCO 091645Z MAY 80
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 382 OF 9 MAY
AND TO PRIORITY TEHRAN
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YOUR TELS NOS 562 AND 603: IRANIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL.
1. A DECISION ON THE TIMING OF THE REDUCTION IN IRANIAN DIPLO-
MATIC AND CONSULAR REPRESENTATION HAS YET TO BE TAKEN. WE MUST
OF COURSE CONSIDER AS PART OF A PACKAGE THE QUESTION OF CONSULAR
REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG, WHICH DEPENDS FROM THE EMBASSY IN
LONDON. HOWEVER, WE CAN AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO THE SUGGESTION IN
YOUR FIRST TUR, IE THAT ONE JUNIOR OFFICIAL SHOULD REMAIN BEHIND.
2. WE WILL INFORM YOU AS SOON AS A DECISION IS TAKEN AND BEFORE
THE IRANIANS IN LONDON ARE TOLD OF THE ACTION REQUIRED IN RESPECT
OF THE EMBASSY AND THE TWO CONSULATES-GENERAL.
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