HOFO 003/08
TELELETTER TO FCO
TELELETTER TO PEKING
GR 100
RESTRICTED
TELELETTER
Hilerave
Si
All PC in J apper додне
Mr. Doxald
with 10
tohar
A decisia to stop regarding
ни
in
any
tike as being in any way part
of the Butiil Empire, including. non-recognition of OBE's etc. Surprisip to me at least that the Communist press have gone on publishing details for as long as
they
have
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W. Mom FMCD
FROM: R.P. MARGOLIS, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
REF: SCR 5/3571/81
FOR: W.MORRIS, ESQ., HKGD, FCO
R.N. PEIRCE, ESQ., HM EMBASSY, PEKING N.J. COX, ESQ., FED, FCO
$7
DATED 7 JANUARY 1933
AHR040/1.
1 8 JAN 1983
AFPLL
NEW YEAR'S HONOURS AND COMMUNIST PRESS
DESK OFFIC
INDEX
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS THE COMMUNIST PRESS IN HONG KONG HAVE FAILED TO PUBLISH DETAILS OF HONOURS AWARDED TO HONG KONG CITIZENS IN THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST. I UNDERSTAND THAT, ON ALL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE CARRIED THE SAME DETAILS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
2. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DELIBERATE ACT OF OMISSION. PERHAPS SURPRISINGLY IN THE CURRENT ATMOSPHERE HERE, NO INDEPENDENT COMMENTATORS HAVE PICKED THIS UP AND READ DEEP SIGNIFICANCE INTO IT. WE SHALL NOT ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO DO SO.
3. I AM COPYING TELEGRAPHICALLY TO PEKING. HKGD REGISTRY PLEASE PASS TO FED.
SIGNED R.P. MARGOLIS
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