GRS 100

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FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1031

OF 160721Z JUNE 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

FOR FED

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46 YOUR TELNO 574: VISIT OF HU YAOBANG

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1. WYE HAS SENT IN THE BAG LEAVING HERE ON 17 JUNE A LETTER DESCRIBING THE PRESS COVERAGE. IT WAS FRONT PAGE NEWS EVERY DAY IN

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PEOPLE'S DAILY. THE TONE WAS CONSISTENTLY FRIENDLY, HIGHLIGHTING ASPECTS, SUCHAS HU'S VISIT TO THE SUN YATSEN ROOM, WHICH PUT OUR RELATIONSHIP IN A GOOD LIGHT. BEHIND IT WAS A MORE GENERAL MESSAGE ENCOURAGING EUROPEAN UNITY. THERE WAS LITTLE OVERT INTERPRETATION AND NO OFFICIAL COMMENTARY SO FAR.

THOMSON

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FED

HKD

PROTOCOLD.

NEWS.D. INFO.D.

MR. WILSON

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MR. CRUICK SHANK -

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