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FM F C 0 021752Z OCT 80
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 874 OF 2 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING.
FROM YOUDE. MY TELEGRAM NO 865.
VISIT OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER: HONG KONG LEASES.
1. FROM MY TALK WITH HUANG HUA IN THE CAR ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON IT WAS EVIDENT THAT HE HAD TAKEN IN THE PROBLEM OF INDIVIDUAL LAND LEASES IN RELATION TO THE 15 YEAR MORTGAGE. HE SAID IT WAS A COMPLEX PROBLEM WITH BOTH LEGAL IMPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA'S POSITION ON SOVEREIGNTY. BOTH SIDES SHOULD STUDY THE ISSUES INVOLVED.
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