CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1729
OF 01110OZ JUNE 90
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB 177
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP LG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
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PEKING TELNO 806 : INCIDENTS IN HONG KONG WATERS
1. WE AGREE NOW THAT THE 3 MAY INCIDENT HAS BEEN RESOLVED, THAT HANDING OVER THE FULL LIST OF THIS YEAR'S SERIOUS MARINE INCIDENTS TO THE MFA IN PEKING WOULD RUN THE RISK OF UNNECESSARILY ANTAGONISING THE CHINESE.
2. YOU MAY HOWEVER WISH TO HAVE FOR INFORMATION A DESCRIPTION OF THESE INCIDENTS AS IN MIFT. IF THERE WERE TO BE FURTHER OCCURRENCES OF THE SORT OF BEHAVIOUR THAT TOOK PLACE ON 3 MAY, WE COULD THEN CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO DEPLOY THE INFORMATION.
3. SEE MIFT.
WILSON
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NEWS
NNNN
30
DISTRIBUTION
30
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
MISS SPENCER
1
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