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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1496
OF 10030OZ AUGUST 89
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI TELNO 59.
1.
HKD 400/6.
sharmga
HARASSMENT OF HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN.
IN THE LIGHT OF TUR AND A FURTHER REPORT FROM SHANGHAI THAT IN AN INTERVIEW ON 8 AUGUST THE SHANGHAI AUTHORITIES SEEMED TO BE SUGGESTING THAT THEY WISHED TO CLEAR THIS CASE UP QUICKLY, WE ARE INCLINED TO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD NOT (NOT) INTERVENE AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT WE SHOULD RECONSIDER INTERVENTION IN THE EVENT OF RENEWED PRESSURE.
2. THERE REMAINS THE QUESTION OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, BUT WE GUESS IF THEY ARE THAT THESE WILL BE RETURNED IF THE CASE IS DROPPED. NOT, THERE WOULD THEN BE A CASE FOR THE CONSUL-GENERAL SHANGHAI TO TAKE THE MATTER UP AT HIS LEVEL.
DONALD.
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