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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 664
OF 100158Z MAY 91
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
HKB 182/
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FCO PERSONAL FOR BURNS, AUSS
UKREP JLG HONG KONG PERSONAL FOR GALSWORTHY
PADS: DATES FOR TALKS
1.
CHRIS YEUNG OF THE SCM POST RANG PRESS OFFICER FROM HONG KONG YESTERDAY EVENING AT ABOUT 1730 (LOCAL) TO ASK ABOUT THE RESUMPTION OF TALKS. YEUNG SAID THAT HE HAD HEARD THE TALKS MIGHT BEGIN ON 18 MAY.
2. DAVIES SAID THAT NO DATES HAD YET BEEN AGREED. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY WERE, HE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE TALKS WOULD RESUME.
COMMENT
3. THE ACCURACY OF YEUNG'S INFORMATION IS SOMEWHAT SURPRISING.
COATES
YYYY
MAIN
PADS SECRET
LIMITED
HKD
HD/FED
HD/NEWS D
HD/PUSD
HD/PLANNERS
32
DISTRIBUTION
40
HD/RAD
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BURNS
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