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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 017
OF 060919Z JANUARY 89
INFO PRIORITY
CONFIDENTIAL
MKD 243/S
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Dior ?
HONG KONG
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137636
MDLIAN 6326
YOUR TELNO 005 AND HONG KONG TELNOS 046 AND 037 TO FCO : ECVIIS
1 IN WANG JIANXING'S ABSENCE PYNE SPOKE TO LIU GUOJIAN ON
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6 JANUARY ALONG THE LINES SUGGESTED IN YOUR SECOND T U R.
2. LIU IS ESSENTIALLY A MESSAGE-TAKER AND WAS NON-COMMITTAL CONCERNING MFA HELP IN PRESSING THE GUANGXI AUTHORITIES INTO SPEEDING UP REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS.
3.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP BY LETTER TO UNDERLINE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION, AND TO AVOID WANG HIMSELF RECEIVING A GARBLED VERSION OF THE FACTS.
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