TNAG-0752-FCO40-956-Future-of-Hong-Kong-1979 — Page 137

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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO. 369 OF 8 JULY 78,

INFO IMMEDIATE LISBON,

PRIORITY PEKING.

FOLLOWING FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

RECEIVC

acoli

BY HO. SI

1 0 JUL 1978

OFFICER

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YOUR TELNO.122 TO LISBON: HONG KONG AND MACAU.

1. UNLESS YOU FEEL STRONGLY TO THE CONTRARY, I WOULD PREFER TO WAIT UNTIL WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE CHINESE ACTUALLY DID SAY

TO THE PORTUGUESE BEFORE SPEAKING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE NCNA

ON THE LINES OF THE SECOND PART OF YOUR PARA.4.

2. IF DR SA MACCHADO DID GET IT WRRONG I WOULD RISK GIVING THE

IMPRESSION EITHER THAT OUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE UNRELIABLE,

OR THAT THE PORTUGUESE ARE BEING DEVIOUS, IF I SPOKE BEFORE TAS MATTER HAS BEEN CLARIFIED.

3. UNLESS I HEAR TO THE CONTRARY THEREFORE, I PROPOSE TO WAIT

UNTIL LISBON HAVE CHECKED WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE SPEAKING TO THE

DIRECTOR.

ROBERTS

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HRED (6)

FED

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LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D

PS

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

MR CORMAZZI

MR MURRAY

MR FERGUSSON

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