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TO ROUTINE UKMIS NEW YORK TELEGRAM NUMBER 158 OF 13 MARCH 1974

INFO HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA,

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 219: HONG KONG. AND THE UNITED NATIONS

1. WE ARE INCLINED TO AGREE WITH HONG KONG THAT THE RIGHT STEP

IS FOR YOU TO TALK DIRECT WITH THE CHINESE AND TRY TO PERSUADE

THEM TO ACCEPT QUOTE COUNTRY, TERRITORY OR REGION UNQUOTE. YOU

HAVE DISCRETION HOWEVER TO FALL BACK ON QUOTE COUNTRY OR REGION

UNQUOTE IF THE CHINESE PROVE ADAMANT. YOU WILL, NO DOUBT, KEEP

THE U.N. SECRETARIAT GENERALLY INFORMED OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

CALLAGHAN

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EVED HKTOD

RESEARCH ) ( FE SECT)

MR YOUDE

MR WILFORD

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