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FCO TELNOS 2325-0: LORD GLENARTHUR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: INTERVIEW WITH BBC EXTERNAL SERVICES
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WE HAVE NOW RECEIVED A LIST OF 11 QUESTIONS FROM THE BBC. IS SLIGHTLY TIRESOME THAT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ARE LESS QUOTE SCENESETTING UNQUOTE THAN WE HAD UNDERSTOOD WOULD BE THE CASE: BUT THE BBC HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT (NOT) BE PUTTING ALL OF THEIR 11 QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTER. ON THIS BASIS WE HAVE AND TEXT OF PREPARED BRIEF AND FAIRLY STANDARD REPLIES TO ALL 11. · THESE IS IN MIFT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND PEKING'S COMMENTS DESKBY 07090OZ.
2, FOR PEKING: INCLUDE A BRIEF
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PARA 1(B) OF YOUR TELNO 1522 AGREED: WE WILL DEFENSIVE LINE FOR BOTH
INTERVIEWS.
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