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RR PEKING
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RESTRICTED
FROM FCO 22112OZ SEP
TO ROUTINE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 498 OF 22 SEPTEMBER
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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG HONG TELNO 1216 OF PO
SEPTEMBER
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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TEL 809. OF 19 SEPT
MR WALTER EASEY
1. REUTERS MISQUOTED FCO SPOKESMAN AS SAYING QUOTE LORD CARRINGTON WOULD CERTAINLY BE DISCUSSING THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG DURING HIS VISIT BUT HE DISMISSED ALLEGATIONS OF A SECRET
SETTLEMENT AS SHEER SPECULATION UNQUOTE. THE WORDS QUOTE LONG TERM FUTURE UNQUOTE MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS.
2. THE REUTERS REPORT HAS BEEN CARRIED ROUTINELY BY S C M POST AND BY FIVE CHINESES NEWSPAPERS. HONG KONG STANDARD LONDON CORRESPONDENT HEARN GOT IT RIGHT.
3.
ATTAMPT TO CORRECT THIS MISQUOTATION BY REUTERS WOULD GIVE EASEY ADDED PUBLICITY WHICH WE WISH TO AVOID. SUBJECT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE RAISED BY MEDIA HERE DURING LORD CARRINGTON'S FORTHCOMING VISIT. SUGGEST WE DEAL WITH IT THEN.
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IN REPLY TO ENQUIRIES HERE WE SHALL USE PARA. TWO OF YOUR TELEGRAM AS THE AUTHORISED STATEMENT, TOGETHER WITH RELEVANT MATERIAL IN RETRACT 71111 SEPT.
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YOU MAY WISH TO INFORM PEKING.
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