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MADE. THE PUS TRAILED THE FORTHCOMING TROIKA DEMARCHE ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISION AND PUT IN A PLUG FOR HENRY STEELE. SHAIKH MUHAMMAD
SAID INSTRUCTIONS HAD BEEN SENT TO NEW YORK.
HONG KONG
10.
AS SHAIKH MUHAMMAD WAS VISITING BEIJING IN JULY, THE PUS TOLD HIM AND THE AMIR THAT HE HOPED HE WOULD TELL THE CHINESE THAT A STRONG, PROSPEROUS HONG KONG WAS IN BAHRAIN'S INTEREST (AS WELL AS CHINA'S OWN). SHAIKH MUHAMMAD AGREED TO DO SO BUT REPEATED (MY LETTER OF 27 MARCH TO LAMPORT, MED) THAT THE CHINESE CONSIDERED THAT THE UK HAD BROKEN THE AGREEMENT BY ITS RECENT NATIONALITY LEGISLATION. THE PUS DENIED THIS AND UNDERTOOK TO ENSURE THAT HE WAS EQUIPPED TO ANSWER THE POINT IF THE CHINESE REPEATED. GRATEFUL FOR APPROPRIATE BRIEFING TO PASS TO HIM.
SHEPHERD
YYYY
MAIN
.ARAB/ISRAEL
LIMITED
NENAD
140
DISTRIBUTION
152
SED
SCD
DEFENCE D
MED
NAD
SOVIET D
KIEV UNIT
PLANNERS
RMD
UND
LEGAL ADVISERS
ECD (E) POCO UNIT
HKD
NEWS D
HD/INFO D
RAD
PUSD
HD/CONSULAR D
PS
PS/MR WALDEGRAVE
PS/MR SAINSBURY PS/PUS
MR P J WESTON
CHIEF CLERK
MR TOMKYS
MR GORE-BOOTH
MR SLATER
MR GREENSTOCK
MR MOSS
MISS R SPENCER
12
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ADDITIONAL
ARAB! ISRAEL
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