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YOUR TELELETTER OF 12 APRIL: HONG KONG:
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INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
YOU WILL HAVE SEEN FROM THE RECORD OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S MEETING, THAT PRESIDENT VENKATARAMAN DID NOT IN FACT RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG DURING THEIR MEETING ON 4 APRIL. NEVERTHLESS, THE INDIAN PRESS SPOKESMAN BRIEFED THE PRESS THAT THIS HAD BEEN DISCUSSED (EXCLAMATION).
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HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AGREE THAT SINCE THE INDIANS HAVE MENTIONED THIS (WHETHER THEY RAISED IT OR NOT) THERE MAY BE A BETTER CHANCE OF A SYMPATHETIC INDIAN RESPONSE AND THAT NOW MAY BE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE QUESTION AGAIN. THEY ARE PROVIDING BRIEFING FOR THE PUS'S VISIT NEXT MONTH AND BELIEVE THAT THIS BE THE FIRST USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THE QUESTION WITH THE INDIANS.
SIGNED:
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DAVID FITTON
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