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MDLIAN 6119
CONFIDENTIAL
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 3504
OF 171045Z SEPTEMBER 87
нив огор
2300
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD, FROM GOVERNOR YOUR TELNO 2460 : NEW AMBASSADOR IN PEKING
1. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS FINE. BUT, GIVEN THE PROPENSITY OF ALL SUCH CONFIDENTIAL PERSONNEL MOVES TO LEAK, PLUS THE INEVITABLE LOCAL SPECULATION ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED RICHARD EVANS, THE SHORTER THE GAP BETWEEN AGREEMENT AND TELLING EXCO, AND THE EARLIER BOTH TAKE PLACE, THE BETTER.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
MINIMAL
HD HKD
N N N N
10
DISTRIBUTION
10
HD POD
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