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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE F C O
TELNO 1300
OF 19033OZ SEPTEMBER 90
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
HONG KONG OLYMPIC COMMITTEE:
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IRAQ'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ASIAN GAMES.
1
L
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AMBASSADOR HAS LOBBIED ME AND THE
PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR URGING US TO USE OUR GOOD OFFICES TO
PERSUADE THE HONG KONG AND MACAO DELEGATIONS TO THE FORTHCOMING ASIAN GAMES TO VOTE AGAINST IRAQ'S PARTICIPATION. I UNDERSTAND THE PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR HAS REPORTED THIS APPROACH TO MACAO AND LISBON AND THAT THE U A E HONORARY CONSUL IN HONG KONG HAS
BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE HONG KONG OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
2. THE RESULT OF THE VOTE ON IRAQ'S PARTICIPATION IN THE GAMES
IS LIKELY TO BE ANNOUNCED IN PEKING AT 1800 HRS LOCAL TIME ON 20 SEPTEMBER.
3.
I WAS NON-COMMITTAL IN MY RESPONSE TO THE U A E AMBASSADOR BUT THE DEPARTMENT AND HKG WILL WISH TO CONSIDER THAT ACTION (IF ANY) SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH THE HONG KONG DELEGATION.
DONALD
YYYY
MAIN
225
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
ADDITIONAL
45
IRAQ/KUWAIT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)
DISTRIBUTION
270
MED
MAFF
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