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FM FCO 031635Z JANUARY 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 OF 3 JANUARY
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YOUR TELNOS 19-20: COMPATIBILITY OF MEMBERSHIP OF DISTRICT
BOARDS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS WITH MEMBERSHIP OF CPPCC
1. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REACTION
TO WHAT YOU PROPOSE WAS NOT/NOT AN UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT (SEE THE SECOND SENTENCE OF OUR TELNO 2175 OF 1984) WE FEEL WE SHOULD
TOUCH BASE WITH HIM AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
YOU COULD DELAY CIRCULATION OF THE EXCO PAPER UNTIL 5 JANUARY. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON 4 JANUARY
WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S VIEWS.
341 (01113)
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