CONFIDENTIAL
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157134
MDHIAN 0960
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 8
340/1
HKC 340/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1
DESK OFFICER
OF 020945Z JANUARY 90 INDEX
INFO PRIORITY PEKING UKREP
PA
1990
REGISTRY
Action Taken
1
& Nat Chinese.
JLG HONG KONG, BTC HONG KONG
MY TELNO 4282 AND YOUR TELNO 2580: CHINESE STATEMENT OF 30 DECEMBER: PRESS LINE
I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR THE SPEEDY REACTION WHICH ENABLED A UK RESPONSE TO THE CHINESE STATEMENT TO BE CARRIED BY THE MEDIA HERE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE STATEMENT ITSELF. IN LOCAL TERMS THIS WAS A GREAT HELP.
WILSON
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MAIN
61
LIMITED
NEWS
HKD
SEAD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
FED
PS
ADDITIONAL
12
CABINET OFFICE
PRESS OFFICE,
(NO 10 DOWNING ST)
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
73
PS/MR MAUDE
PS/LORD BRABAZON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
MR MOSS
MR BEAMISH
1
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