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FM HONG KONG 19094BZ OCTOBER 82
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1194 OF 19 OCTOBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
FOR HOARE HK AND G D
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BURTON'S TELELETTER OF 18 OCTOBER TO FARRAR: ENTITLEMENT
TO RE-ADMISSION TO UK.
2. GUIDANCE TELEGRAM NO 187 IS NOT YET TO HAND. ARE
COPIES OF THE WHITE PAPER, WHICH WE HAVE ALSO NOT YET SEEN,
ALSO IN THE BAG ?.
3. GIVEN THE CURRENT SENSITIVITY IN HONG KONG OVER BNA AND
IMMIGRATION MATTERS GENERALLY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOULD
HAVE A FULL SUMMARY NOW OF THE WHITE PAPER CONTENTS IN ORDER
THAT WE MAY CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO ISSUE AN EXCO PAPER ON
21 OCTOBER FOR THE EXCO MEETING ON 26 OCTOBER.
4. A CLASSIFIED BAG IS DUE TO ARRIVE HERE TONIGHT: UNLESS YOU
ARE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THIS BAG CONTAINS BOTH GUIDANCE
TELEGRAM 187 AND THE WHITE PAPER PLEASE LET US HAVE A FULL
SUMMARY BY TELEGRAM DESKBY 2900 HONG KONG TIME 20 OCTOBER.
5. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATION BEING ABLE TO ADVISE
UNOFFICIALS OF THESE MATTERS PRIOR TO GENERAL PUBLICATION CAN
NOT BE OVER EMPHASISED.
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6. WE WILL CONSIDER A PRESS RELEASE WHEN WE HAVE THE FACTS.
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