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MAB of caff Suff
000767 MDHIAN 5429
CONFIDENTIAL
FM PEKING
TO DESKBY 08023OZ HONG KONG
TELNO 134
OF 080126Z MAY 91
AND TO IMMEDIATE FC 0, WASHINGTON
1
3 MAY 1991
TOP COPY DIST?
—
YOUR TELNOS 1396 1398 AND FCO TELNO 864 : MFN STATUS FOR CHINA : EFFECT ON HONG KONG.
1. YOUR TURS WERE ONLY SENT TO US INFO IMMEDIATE SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE.
2. WE AGREE WITH THE DRAFTING AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN FCO TUR, PARTICULARLY THAT REFERRING TO PARA 4 OF THE DRAFT LETTER.
3. WE ARE REPORTING SEPARATELY OUR BRIEFING FROM THE US EMBASSY
ON KIMMETT'S VISIT.
COATES
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
34
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NAD
ERD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
34
EESAU
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
1
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