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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 2646
OF 071015Z AUGUST 89
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
BBC RELAY STATION
MkD 306/2
006122 MDHIAN 1415
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1. YOU MAY WISH TO BE AWARE OF A LETTER WE HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM PRC'S DEPARTMENT OF BROADCASTING, TELEVISION AND FILMS WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS REITERATED PRC'S POSITION REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THE BBC RELAY STATION AT TSANG TSUI AFTER 1997, I.E. IF THE BBC RELAY STATION IS TO GO BEYOND 1997 IT WILL BE AN ISSUE BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS AND HENCE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH DIRECTLY BETWEEN THEM.
2. A COPY OF THE LETTER AND TRANSLATION WILL FOLLOW BY FAX.
3. WE HAVE ANSWERED THE OTHER POINTS IN THE LETTER FROM PRC AND DO NOT INTEND TO RESPOND SPECIFICALLY TO THE POINT RAISED IN PARA 1
ABOVE.
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