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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1344 OF 13 SEPTEMBER
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
FUTURE OF HONG KONG: MR HEATH'S VISHT
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MR HEATH WAS DUE TO DINE WITH UMELCO LAST NIGHT. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING PRECEDING THE DINNER THERE WAS AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND MR HEATH ON WHETHER MR HEATH HAD ACCEPTED THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW FOLLOWING WHICH MR HEATH DECLINED TO STAY FOR DINNER.
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2. THE FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW IS ALREADY AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT AND SINCE MR HEATH HS DINING WITH THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS CLUB THIS EVENING HIT MAY BECOME MORE WIDELY KNOWN TO THE PRESS.
3. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE WILL DECLINE TO COMMENT ON ANY PRESS REPORTS WHICH MAY APPEAR ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS WAS A PRIVATE MEETING BETWEEN MR HEATH AND UNOFFICIALS.
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[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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SIR I SINCLAIR
HD/FED
MR BURROWS
HD/PLANNING STAFF
MR MARTIN
HD/PUSD
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MR FLOWER
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR J BULLARD
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
MR WRIGHT
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