HICK 3411
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51.
17 SEP 1980
DESK OFFICER DECREEGISTRY
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PP HONG KONG
GRS 154
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877.9 Awila
SECRET
FM FCO 151730Z SEP 80
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 781 OF 15 SEPTEMBER
AND TO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNOS 1117 AND 1118:
1.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION..
SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF HM AMBASSADOR, PEKING, HE SEE MERIT IN YOUR VISITING GUANGZHOU IN OCTOBER FOR DISCUSSIONS WHICH WE ASSUME WILL RANGE WIDER THAN IMMIGRATION. WE AGREE THAT YOU TAKE SOUNDINGS AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 2 OF SECOND TELEGRAM UNDER REF. 2. WE NOTE THE IMPORTANCE YOU ATTACH TO ASSURANCES FROM THE CHINESE THAT THEY WILL CONTRIBUTE IN A JOINT EFFORT. PARAGRAPH 2 OF YOUR FIRST TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE IMPLIES THAT I SHOULD SAY TO THE CHINESE THAT THE MEASURES WILL ONLY BE INTRODUCED AS PART OF A JOINT EFFORT. IS THIS YOUR INTENTION?
3. WE NOTE THAT STEPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO REQUIRE FROM 15 SEPTEMBER THE CARRYING OF IDENTITY CARDS THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, LESS NEW KOWLOON, TSUEN WAN, CHUNG AND TSING YI ISLAND.
KWAI
CARRINGTON
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DISTRIBUTION
LIMITED
HKGD
FED
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PS/LPS
PS/MR BLAKER
PS/PUS
SIR E YOUDE
MR DONALD
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