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FM FCO 051630Z OCT 84
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2021 OF 5 OCTOBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 3136: TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
1. WE AGREE WITH THE PROPOSED LINES OF YOUR PARA 3.
2. YOU SHOULD NOT USE YOUR PARA 4: IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE
TO DESTROY PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY: NOR DO WE WISH TO RAISE THE QUESTION OF
WHAT PAPERS MAY OR MAY NOT BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OFFICE.
3. IF PRESSED, HOWEVER, YOU MAY SAY THAT ANY PAPERS WOULD FALL TO BE DEALT WITH UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1958,
AS AMENDED BY THE ACT OF 1967, WHICH PROVIDES ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST THE PREMATURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RECEIVED IN
CONFIDENCE.
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