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GRS 130
UNCLASSIFIED
FM LISBON
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 002
OF 201612Z MAY 86
INFO ROUTINE FCO, PEKING
HONG KONG TELNO 1385: NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU
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1. THE FOLLOWING IS OUR TRANSLATION OF A MESSAGE THE GOVERNOR OF
MACAU HAS ASKED US TO PASS TO THE GOVERNOR :
**ON TAKING OFFICE AS GOVERNOR OF MACAU I PRESENT MY WARMEST
COMPLIMENTS TO YOU AND THANK YOU CORDIALLY FOR THE MESSAGE YOU WERE
KIND ENOUGH TO SEND ME. DURING MY TERM OF OFFICE I INTEND TO DEVELOP
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACAU AND HONG KONG. THERE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR A MEETING WITH YOUR EXCELLENCY WILL CERTAINLY ARISE
SHORTLY.
WITH BEST REGARDS
THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU
JOAQUIM PINTO MACHADO''
2. THE GOVERNOR IS QUOTED IN THE PRESS TODAY, 20 MAY, AS SAYING HE
WILL GO TO MACAU ON MONDAY 26 MAY.
SIMPSON ORLEBAR
LIMITED
HKD
INFO .D
NEWS, D
MR WILSON
HRK02013
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
29 MAY 1986
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