CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 011/3
329
023017 MDLIAN 7095
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO
1336
OF 28070OZ APRIL 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD FROM GOVERNOR PEKING TELNO 710: FAC VISIT TO CHINA
32¢
I WAS INTERESTED IN THE COMMENT BY HOWELL AND SHORE IN TUR THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL HKG OFFICIALS HAD BEEN VERY FORTHCOMING IN THE BRIEFING THEY HAD RECEIVED IN LONDON. PRESUMABLY THIS REFERS
TO THE WRITTEN BRIEFS SUBMITTED TO THE FAC. WHEN HERE, THEY SAID THEY THOUTHT FCO OFFICIALS HAD NOT BEEN AS FORTHCOMING AS THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH AS THEY ARE STUDYING THE IMPERIAL TACTIC OF DIVIDE AND RULE EXCLAM.
WILSON
YYYY
DISTRIBUTION
25
ΜΑΙΝ
25
LIMITED
HKD
FED
PRU
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE MR MCLAREN
MR BLATHERWICK
N N N N
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