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FM FCO
TO DESKBY 192330Z PEKING
TELNO 649
OF 19170OZ JUNE 91
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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OUR TELNO 623 ETC: HONG KONG MINISTERIAL MEETINGS
HKB
2
JUN 1991
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1.
ON FURTHER REFLECTION MINISTERS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IT COULD SEND THE WRONG SIGNAL TO THE CHINESE IF YOU RETURNED TO LONDON NEXT WEEK, MUCH THOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE VALUED YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS MEETING.
2.
WE KNOW (TELECON HMA/COX, HKD) THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE REASONING. WE ALSO REALISE THAT THIS UNCERTAINTY WILL HAVE MADE THE PLANNING OF YOUR FIRST FEW WEEKS IN PEKING MORE DIFFICULT. WE ARE SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE.
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