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MDLOA 602
TAIWAN AUTHORITIES TO COMPENSATE FOR YOUR REFUSAL TO ALLOW EXPANSION IN CHUNG HWA'S OPERATION (YOUR PARA 3) WITH A CHANGE IN ITS NAME. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE NAMES OF THEIR UNOFFICIAL OFFICES IN A WIDE SELECTION OF COUNTRIES TO A VARIATION OF QUOTE TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE UNQUOTE. THE CHINESE HAVE PROTESTED TO SEVERAL HOST GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THEIR PERMITTING THIS CHANGE. YOU WILL WISH TO CONSIDER HOW TO REACT IN HONG KONG IF A SIMILAR CHANGE IS PROPOSED.
HURD
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ΜΑΙΝ
76
MINIMAL
FED
HKD
CONSULAR D
MVD
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DISTRIBUTION
76
ERD
NEWS D PLANNERS
PUSD
2
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