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1 HKB 020/2
04 AUG 1707
020/2
61)
GRS 85
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FM LISBON
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 001
OF 06104OZ JULY 87
NEO PRIORITY FCO
YOUR TELNOS 1 TO ME AND 2642 TO FCO : NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU
1. AFTER SOME CONFUSION, INCLUDING RUMOURS THAT MONJARDINO HAD BEEN CHOSEN INSTEAD, MELANCHA WAS CONFIRMED AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU ON 3 JULY. HE IS A FORMER SOCIALIST MINNISTER AND FRIEND OF PRESIDENT
SOARES. FULL BIOGRAPHY FOLLOWS BY BAG.
2. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS VERSIONS OF WHEN MELANCIA WILL GO TO MACAU BUT THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE SUGGESTS THAT HE WILL NOT ACTUALLY ARRINE BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH AND CERTAINLY NOT BEFORE THE PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS DUE ON 19 JULY.
3. I AM PASSING YOUR MESSAGE TO MELANCIA.
SIMPSON-ORLEBAR
YYYY
LPLNAN 5128
MINIMAL
SED
FED HKD
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