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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 806
OF 11234OZ MAY 87
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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MY TELNO 766 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1704: HONG KONG PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE TO | MO
1. FURTHER TO SECOND TUR, WILSON HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT LUNCH ON 7 MAY INFORMALLY TO ASK LIN ZHIYING IF THE CHINESE SIDE HAD ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROCEDURES THAT THE BRITISH SIDE INTENDED TO FOLLOW IN DEALING WITH THE IMO PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE'S CREDENTIALS.
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LATER THAT DAY WANG WEIYANG RANG WILSON AND REFERRED TO THE EXCHANGE RECORDED IN FIRST TUR. WANG SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT. WILSON SAID THAT THIS REQUEST HAD BEEN NOTED AND REPORTED. BUT THERE WAS A NEED TO TAKE ACTION VERY SOON IN THE CASE OF IMO, THE PROCEDURES RELATING TO WHICH WE HAD EXPLAINED TO THE CHINESE SIDE AS LONG AGO AS 1 APRIL (MY TELNO 549). WANG SAID HE WOULD URGENTLY CONSULT HIS EXPERTS AND GIVE THE CHINESE SIDE'S VIEWS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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LEGAL ADVISERS
MR FIFOOT,
HONG ITONG GOUT OFFICE, LONDON