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FM PEKING 280048Z APR 81
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 31 OF 27 APRIL
INFO PRIORITY FCO
YOUR TELNO 1351 VISA OFFICE
HICK зuall
KASTYMO IN REGISTRY NO, 51
30 APR 1981
DECK OFFICER
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REGISTRY Action Taken
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1. I AGREE WE MUST NOW ASSUME THAT THE VIEWS IN PARA 4 OF MY TELNO
231 HAVE BEEN OVERTAKEN. NOW THAT HUANG HUA HAS INTERVENED, THE CHINESE ARE UNLIKELY TO ACCEPT A FORMULA ON THE LINES OF MY TELNO 232, EVEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE IN PARA 2.
2. OUR NEXT APPROACH TO THE CHINESE WILL NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
HUANG'S INTERVENTION. YOU WILL NO DOUBT WISH TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE ARE FURTHER STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MEET THE CHINESE REQUIRE- MENTS WHILE MAINTAINING SOME DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE VISA OFFICE AND A FULL CONSULATE.
CRADOCK
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THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
See (31
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MR DONALD
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