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6 MAY 1930
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FM HONG KONG 052895Z MAY 80
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 603 OF 5 MAY
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
MY TELNO 562: IRANIAN CONSULATE-GENERAL
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WHEN THE POSSIBILITY OF CLOSING THE CONSULATE-GENERAL HERE WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL UNOFFICIALS DISPUTED ANY PARALLEL WITH THE IRANIAN CONSULATE IN MANCHESTER. CLOSURE
OF THE LATTER WOULD STILL LEAVE A POINT OF CONTACT FOR VISAS ETC
IN THE UK WHEREAS TOTAL CLOSURE OF THE CONSULATE HERE - AS OPPOSED
TO REDUCTION TO A MINIMUM WOULD LEAVE NONE IN HONG KONG.
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MACLEHOSE
(THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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