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FM HONG KONG 131357Z MAY 83
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13 MAY 1983
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 682 OF 13 MAY
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR)
FUTURE OF HONG KONG
1. THESE REPORTS ARE CLEARLY BASED ON ZHAO ZHIYANG'S REPLY TO THE PM'S LETTER. OUR NORMAL REACTION WOULD BE TO REFUSE TO COMMENT ON THE STATE OF THE TALKS ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY. BUT IF THESE REPORTS WERE ALLOWED TO GAIN CURRENCY HERE THEY WOULD BE SEVERELY DAMAGING TO CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG. I HAVE THEREFORE AUTHORISED THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TO ISSUE A STATEMENT WHICH MAKES CLEAR THEY THEY DO NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT EITHER THE STATE OF THE TALKS OR THE BRITISH POSITION. MAIN POINTS ARE IN MY I.F.T.
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