RESTRICTED
FM FCO
RESTRICTED
Richard Isard
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 287
OF 24183OZ FEBRUARY 92
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Hyperbole,
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STRICTLY PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM BURNS
MY TELNO 256: VISIT OF LORD CAITHNESS
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1. THE MINISTER WAS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIED TO SEE THE PIECE IN THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST TODAY EXPLAINING THAT THE LACK OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONG KONG WAS BECAUSE OF A FEAR OF BEING BURGLED AGAIN WHILE HE WAS AWAY.
NO-ONE HERE HAS SPOKEN TO THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST IN THIS WAY. WE CANNOT IMAGINE HOW THIS CONCERN COULD HAVE LEAKED OUT AT YOUR END.
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