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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1334
OF 041722Z SEP 92
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 2242 CHINESE SEIZURE OF VIETNAMESE VESSELS NEAR HONG KONG
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WE HAVE NOW SEEN THE TEXT OF BRADLEY'S SPEAKING NOTE GIVING FULLER DETAILS OF THE TWO INCIDENTS REFERRED TO IN TUR. THE COLUYEN INCIDENT IS PARTICULARLY WORRYING. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS ACTION IN TERMS OF AN ANTI-SMUGGLING EXERCISE. THE EVIDENCE CLEARLY POINTS TO AN ATTEMPT BY THE ZHUHAI PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU TO SEIZE A VESSEL IN HONG KONG WATERS.
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SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE WOULD PROPOSE TO TAKE PARALLEL ACTION HERE TO REGISTER OUR CONCERN WITH THE EMBASSY AT AMBASSADORIAL OR, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, PERHAPS AT COUNSELLOR
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