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DTR: 25TH MARCH, 1977 1700hrs. DTD: 25TH MARCH, 1977 1745hrs.
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 315 OF 25 MARCH
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON ROUTINE UKMIS NEW YORK.
GOVERNMENT SEGRETARIAT
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26 MAR 1977
LÒNG KON
TODAY'S ''STANDARD'' CARRIES LONG FRONT-PAGE STORY UNDER
SENSATIONAL HEADLINE ''KISSINGER'S SHOCK VIEWS ON ISRAEL''. THIS ALLEGES THAT OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FOUND IN A SUITCASE AT KAI TAK AIRPORT RELATING TO DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN KISSINGER
ΚΑΙ AND NOCOLAS MONDJO, THE PREMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AT THE UNITED NATIONS, SHOW THAT KISSINGER'S PRIVATE VIEW OF ISRAEL AND EGYPT WAS AT
VARIANCE WITH HIS OFFICIAL UTTERANCES.
2. NOT UNEXPECTEDLY, THE STORY. IS A GROTESQUE DISTORTION.
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3. FACTS ARE THAT A NUMBER OF CONGOLESE DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND INSIDE AN ABANDONED, UNLABELLED SUITCASE AT THE HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINAL LIMITED (HACTL) ON 18 MARCH TOGETHER WITH FIVE REVOLVERS, 170 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND OTHER PERSONAL EFFECTS.
4. THE SUITCASE ARRIVED FROM PARIS ON AN AIR FRANCE FLIGHT ON
10 JUNE 1976 AND POSSIBLY ORIGINATED IN BOSTON. IT HAS LAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE THEN, BUT WHEN HACTL BECAME WORRIED ABOUT MOUNTING STORAGE CHARGES, THEY OPENED IT WITH A VIEW TO AUCTIONING THE CONTENTS. HACTL ARE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHO THE
CONSIGNOR OR CONSIGNEE WAS.
5. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SUITCASE WAS DESTINED TO BE LOADED
ON TO PRESIDENT BONGO'S PRIVATE AIRCRAFT WHICH ARRIVED ON HONG KONG ON 11 JULY 1976. AIR FRANCE WERE THE HANDLING AGENTS FOR
THIS AIRCRAFT.
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