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TELEGRAM NUMBER 2959 OF 12/12/34
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TEL NO 1407:
HONG KONG ATTENDANCE
PRIME MINISTERS VISIT:
1. ON RECEIPT OF TUR THOMSON TRIED TO RAISE LU PING TO ELICIT
ANSWERS TO THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 1(A) (C) OF TUR.
HE WAS TOLD THAT LU PING WAS STILL IN HONG KONG
(MCLAREN MAY BE ABLE TO DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS WITH HIM
DIRECT).
WE THEN TRIED TO REACH LUO JIAHUAN, BUT WERE TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE
OUT ALL AFTERNOON. BLUNT THERFORE SPOKE TO LI CHENGSHUAN
(MFA), PASSED ON THE INFORMATION IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR
AND PRESSED HIM HARD FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF INVITEES
(PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR) AND ANSWERS TO THE POINTS IN PARAGRAPH
1(A) -(C) OF TUR AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
BLUNT ADDED THAT IN VIEW OF THE SHORTNESS OF TIME, WE WISHED
TO CLEAR UP THESE POINTS TODAY.
2 LI EXPLAINED THAT THE MFA DID NOT KNOW THE ANSWERS
TO OUR QUESTIONS. HE UNDERTOOK TO PURSUE
THEM URGENTLY WITH THE HONG KONG AND MACAO OFFICE (HKMO)
WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OBSERVERS' VISIT.
LI: SUBSEQUENTLY TELEPHONED TO SAY THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE
IN THE HKMO WERE OUT AT A MEETING.
HE HOPED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
3. IF THE INFORAMTION WE ARE SEEKING IS NOT MADE AVAILABLE
THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING, WE SHALL PURSUE THE MATTER FIRST THING
TOMORROW AT LUO'S LEVEL OF HIGHER.
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