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CONFIDENTIAL

GR 75

KIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 120929Z

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 020/2. UN COPY

TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.469 OF 12 APRIL 78,

INFO PRIORITY: BONN, EAST BERLIN.

D

OUR TELNO.460 : WIEG.

1420 1073

MIRSHV

1. BECAUSE OF PRESS INTEREST ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR WIEG

TO BE FLOWN OUT ON EVENING OF 11 APRIL.

2. THE CAPTAIN OF THE POEL CALLED TODAY ON F.R.G CONSUL-GENERAL

AND WAS TOLD THAT WIEG WAS WELL AND HAD LEFT HONG KONG. HIS

ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONFINE OTHER CREW MEMBERS

TO THE SHIP.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HK & GD (6)

EESD

PUSD

WED

NEWS D

NR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY MR HIBBERT

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