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FM FCO 051700Z OCT 83
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 665 OF 5 OCTOBER.
IN
Af824erall AFB
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT
WAS RECEIVED FROM WELLINGTON TELNO 280 OF 28 SEPT
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).
MR WHITNEY'S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND HONG KONG.
1. MR WHITNEY'S MEETING WITH MR COOPER WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE
DIVISION BELL. HONG KONG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCUSSED WITH TEMPLETON,
DEPUTY SECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MR WHITNEY
SPOKE TO HIS BRIEF AND STRESSED NEED FOR CONFIDENTIALITY.
TEMPLETON EXPRESSED INTEREST, THANKED MINISTER FOR BRIEFING BUT
ACCEPTED CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE MATTER AND DID NOT PRESS FOR
FURTHER DETAIL.
HOWE.
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