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PEKING TELNO 791: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: YOUR MESSAGE TO QIAN QICHEN
1. THE STORY ABOUT YOUR MESSAGE IS IN THE MING PAO TODAY. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE ORIGIN OF THE SCMP ENQUIRY. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PIN DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE STORY.
2. SEEN FROM HERE, THERE IS NO NEED TO CONFIRM OR DENY WHETHER ANY SPECIFIC MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT. IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE SIMPLY TO SAY THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE CHINESE, ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS, REGARDING THE PROBLEMS NOW FACING HONG KONG OVER VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
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