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CYPHER/CAT'A'

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 16

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE,

DATED 9 JANUARY 1970

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM 16 OF 9 JANUARY RFI PEKING.

YOUR TELEGRAM 20: TANG CHUEN.

THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE THAT THE INQUEST COULD BE HELD WITHIN TWO

WEEKS ALREADY REPRESENTED A CONSIDERABLE DEPARTURE FROM THE ORDER

OF PRIORITY (SIXTY DEATH ENQUIRIES ARISING FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

ALONE ARE OUTSTANDING), BUT IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE NOW TO EXPEDITE IT

FURTHER AND PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY 15TH. THE PROCESS

CANNOT BE FURTHER HASTENED AS THE NECESSARY PRELIMINARIES OF

COLLECTING AND PREPARING EVIDENCE MUST BE PROPERLY COMPLETED BEFORE

THE INQUIRY BEGINS.

FCO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY TO PEKING.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

F.E.D.

H.K.D.

P.U.".D,

I.R.D.

NEWS DEPT

MR.WILFORD

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

CONFIDENTIAL

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 12 JAN 1979

TAKKIIR

LAT

NEF.

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