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165075 MDLIAN 138
(18)
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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 318
OF 010616Z MARCH
89
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
(14
17
HIGH HOPY
Q DIST ?
HONG KONG TELNOS 549 AND 631 AND YOUR TELNO 470 TO HONG KONG.
ECVIIS AND VBPS.
1. WE ARE NOT ALTOGETHER CLEAR FROM TURS ABOUT THE LINE YOU WISH US TO TAKE WITH THE MFA.
2. WE WOULD STILL BE CONTENT TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE WITH THE MFA BUT SUGGEST WE SHOULD DEFER DOING SO FOR A WEEK OR SO. WE CAN THEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AS NECESSARY THE POINTS WHICH ZHOU NAN RAISES WITH THE GOVERNOR ON 1 MARCH, AND ANYTHING THE MFA AND/OR STATE COUNCIL MAY SAY ON THE MATTER TO THE DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER WHEN HE CALLS ON THEM ON 2 AND 3 MARCH.
3.
IF YOU AGREE, GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG COULD PREPARE AN UPDATED SPEAKING NOTE WHICH SHOULD ALSO REFLECT THE MOST RECENT VBP ARRIVAL DETAILS.
BAILES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
92
DISTRIBUTION
98
.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK
LIMITED
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
PUSD
ECD (E)
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NEWS
PS
PS/LORD GLENARTHUR PS/MR PATTEN ODA
PS MR EGGAR
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
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