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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 799 OF 28 JUNE 1978

INFO PRIORITY LISBON, PEKING.

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YOUR TELNO 497 REPEATING LISBON TELNO 213 TO FCO: DOCUMENTS

ON HONG KONG.

:

WE ASSUME THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

BY LISBON AND THAT YOU WILL INCLUDE THE EXCHANGES AT THE UN IN

1972.

2 WHEN PASSING THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE PORTUGUESE WE SUGGEST YOU

EMPHASISE THAT THEY ARE FOR BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PURPOSES

ONLY. WE HOPE THE PORTUGUESE WILL AVOID ANY REFERENCE TO HONG KONG

IF THEY DO GET INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE ABOUT THE

STATUS OF MACAU OR IN ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT.

3. GRATEFUL IF LISBON WOULD KEEP US INFORMED ABOUT ANY

SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS ON THE STATUS OF MACAU.

MACLEHOSE

FILES

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HK & GD

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS

NTD

MR.HIBBERT

MR.FERGUSSON

MR.CORTAZZI MR.MURRAY

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