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TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2257
OF 070244Z SEPTEMBER 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, HANOI
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YRTELNO 1334: CHINESE SEIZURE OF VIETNAMESE VESSELS NEAR HONG KONG
1. WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE FROM NCNA TO OUR VARIOUS APPROACHES. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TAKE ACTION WITH THE CHINESE EMBASSY, AND IF PEKING COULD TAKE PARALLEL ACTION WITH THE MFA TO REGISTER OUR CONCERNS.
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