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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, KINSHASA

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ZAIRE REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG

1. THE HEAD OF THE CO-OPERATION SECTION AT THE ZAIRE EMBASSY IN PEKING, MR ALLUMA, IS CURRENTLY VISITING HONG KONG TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ZAIRE AND HONG KONG.

2. ALLUMA TOLD DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL (D OF P) THAT THE ZAIRE AUTHORITIES WISHED TO OPEN A QUOTE MISSION OF CO-OPERATION IN HONG KONG UNQUOTE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE HEAD OF MISSION WOULD BE RESIDENT IN PEKING. D OF P SAID THAT IF ZAIRE WANTED TO OPEN A CONSULAR MISSION WE WOULD REQUIRE THE HEAD OF MISSION TO BE RESIDENT IN HONG KONG. IN ADDITION ACCREDITATION WOULD BE THROUGH LONDON.

3. ALLUMA APPEARED RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT THIS ADVICE INITIALLY BUT

EVENTUALLY SEEMED TO ACCEPT THE POINT. HE INDICATED HE WOULD REPORT, AND D OF P SAID WE WOULD TRY TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING A SUITABLE CANDIDATE AS HONORARY CONSUL.

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