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FM HONG KONG 1912137 JUN 81
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 613 OF 19 JUNE
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PEKING TEL NO 432 TO YOU: CALL ON SONG ZHIGUANG.
THE FOLLOWING HONG KONG POINTS MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE, IF AMBASSADOR HAS NOT MORE IMPORTANT POINTS TO RAISE :
A. GENERALLY GOOD CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON LOCAL PROBLEMS (E.G.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, HAIFENG EARTHQUAKE SCARE). PERHAPS A REFERENCE TO LIAISON WITH GUANGDONG ON SECURITY MATTERS (POLITICAL ADVISER'S LETTER OF 11 MAY TO CLIFT). GUANGDONG HAVE STILL NOT CONFIRMED THE AGREEMENT (WHICH WILL SET BACK THE FIRST MEETING WE EARLIER SUGGESTED BE HELD NEXT WEEK). HOWEVER, THE NCNA TOLD US TODAY THAT
THEY UNDERSTOOD GUANGDONG SAW NO PROBLEMS AND THAT DELAY WAS BECAUSE APPROVAL FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WAS STILL AWAITED. B. RELIEF AT ACTION BEING TAKEN ON VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM CHINA: BUT QUICKER RETURN PROCEDURES ESSENTIAL IN FUTURE.
C. WISH MORE PERMIT HOLDERS WERE ACTUALLY GOING BACK AFTER THEIR
'VISIT TO HONG KONG.
2. ATKINSON HAS BEEN BRIEFED HERE ON DEFENSIVE POINTS THE AMBASSADOR MIGHT NEED ABOUT PASSPORT HOLDERS IN TRANSIT.
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