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FOLLOWING THE RECENT RECOGNITION BY GUINEA-BISSAU OF TAIWAN (WHICH LED TO RUPTURE IN RELATIONS WITH PEKING) PRESIDENT GENERAL VIEIRA WILL BE PAYING AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO TAIWAN AT
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2. AT THE END OF THAT VISIT HE WILL BE FLYING FROM TAIPEI TO HONG KONG ON FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER, ACCOMPANIED BY A 15-MAN DELEGATION FOR A PRIVATE VISIT LASTING UNTIL MONDAY, 15 OCTOBER. BISSAU AUTHORITIES HAVE ASKED ME TO INFORM YOU OF THIS VISIT
ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NOT ASKED FOR ANY PARTICULAR ASSISTANCE.
3 I AM FAXING TO YOU A LIST OF THE DELEGATION. NOS 7, 8, 14, 15 AND 16 ON THE LIST WILL BE CARRYING MAKAROV HAND GUNS. THE GUINEA-BISSAU AUTHORITIES HAVE GIVEN ME THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THREE OF THEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE ALL FIVE, AND IF THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR REGULATIONS ABOUT THE CARRIAGE OF
ARMS WHICH I SHOULD PASS ON TO THE GOVERNMENT IN BISSAU.
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