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FM PEKING
TO DESKBNY FCO
TELNO 603
OF 220635Z APRIL 86
INFO FLASH HONG KONG
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FIMM 340/1 нин
RECEIVED IN PEGISTRY
22 APR 1986
DESK OFFICER INDEX
REGISTRY Action Taken
549
YOUR TELNO 325, MY TELNO 50 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 74:
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED: RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN
BN(0) PASSPORTS: PRESS RELEASE?MEMORANDA PUBLICATION
1. L CHUANSHENG TELEPHONED BLUNT THIS AFTERNOON. L: SAID THAT THE
CHINESE SIDE REQUIRED MORE TIME TO STUDY OUR PROPOSAL FOR A PRESS
RELEASE WHICH WOULD MAKE PUBLIC THE MEMORANDA TEXTS. IT THEREFORE
SEEMED INAPPROPRIATE FOR HONG KONG TO ISSUE THE PRESS RELEASE TODAY.
2. BLUNT EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT AT THIS NEWS, THANKED L FOR THE CHINESE SIDE'S SWIFT RESPONSE TO OUR APPROACH AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. HE SAID THAT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE MUCH HOPED THAT THE
CHINESE COULD AGREE TO ISSUE OF THE PRESS RELEASE ON 24 (24) APRIL.
LI UNDERTOOK TO REPORT.
3. WE SHALL RENFORCE THIS MESSAGE WITH WANG JIAJI PERSONALLY
DURING OUR CALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
NEWS.D.
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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