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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1344 OF 13 SEPTEMBER
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FUTURE OF HONG KONG: MR HEATH'S VISIT
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.
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 IT MAY BECOME MORE WIDELY KNOWN TO THE PRESS.
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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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