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FM PANAMA CITY
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 145
OF 28163OZ SEPTEMBER 90
INRO PRIORITY HONG KONG.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 2886 TO FCO AND TELEGRAM NO 1 TO US.
CONSUL-GENERAL DESIGNATE OF PANAMA.
1. MFA CLAIM THAT THEIR REQUEST FOR RECOGNITION OF ADAMES WAS SUBMITTED SOME WEEKS AGO BY PANAMANIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON
TO FCO AS IS THE CORRECT AND NORMAL PROCEDURE. CONTACT DID NOT KNOW EXACT DATE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN LONDON BUT THEIR INSTRUCTION GIVING DETAILS OF ADAMES WAS DATED 9 JULY AND HE
ASSUMED THAT NOTE WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED SOME DAYS LATER.
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ACTION APPEARS TO LIE IN LONDON EITHER WITH FCO (PRESUMABLY PROTOCOL DEPT) IF NOTE HAS BEEN RECEIVED OR PANAMANIAN EMBASSY IF
LATTER FAILED TO ACT ON INSTRUCTIONS. MFA IS CONTACTING THEIR
EMBASSY TO ENQUIRE INTO
MATTER.
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