CONFIDENTIAL
OCMIAN 5981
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PP HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
2112202 MAY
GRS 256
امين
HuB 20%,
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FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1417
OF 21122OZ MAY 87
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM.
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FOREST FIRES
1.
I AM REPEATING TO YOU PEKING TELNO 920 TO THE
FCO. AS YOU SEE WE HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO THE CHINESE TO
HELP THEM COPE WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT FOREST FIRES IN
CHINA.
2.
IT OCCURRED TO US THAT YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER A GESTURE
WHEREBY HONG KONG ITSELF MIGHT MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. YOU WILL BE
BEST PLACED TO JUDGE WHETHER SUCH A GESTURE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
YOU WILL ALSO BE IN A POSITION TO JUDGE WHETHER A PRELIMINARY
APPROACH TO THE CHINESE WOULD BE DESIRABLE.
MAY PREFER THE HKG SIMPLY TO MEET SOME OF THE ITEMS FROM THE LIST
OF REQUIREMENTS IN TUR.
3.
ALTERNATIVELY YOU
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ODA DISASTER UNIT TELEPHONED
PIERCE ABOUT PEKING TELNO 920. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT PDS STG 250,000
WORTH OF MEDICINES AND EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE AS HMG'S RESPONSE. THE ODA ARE AT PRESENT
EXAMINING HOW TO DESPATCH THESE ITEMS TO THE DISASTER AREA. IT
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