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DESKDY 306900Z

FM WASHINGTON 292312Z DEC 78

TO IMMEDIATE F C O

TEL NO 5094 CF 29 DECEMBER

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HKK 243/1

F

DAX OFFICER INDEX

No

Action 14an

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, PRIORITY PEKING, CANBERRA,

MANILA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND BANGKOK.

INFO SAVING HANG1.

40%) HONG KONG TELNO 1497 AND YOUR TELNO 2982: HUEY FONG.

1. WE SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED TO CUSHING (OFFICE OF REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

AFFAIRS, STATE DEPARTMENT) AND OAKLEY (DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS) ON 29 DECEMBER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE

CBVIOUS POLITICAL DIFFICULTY INVOLVED IN ADDING COMPLICATIONS TO THEIR CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS IN TAIPEI (SEE MY TELNO 5082), BOTH

CUSHING AND CAKLEY UNDERTOOK TO CONSIDER OUR REQUEST FAVOURABLY

WE CONSIDER THAT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT A TELEGRAM OF

INSUTRUCTIONS WILL ISUE OVER THE WEEKEND GIVING THE US EMBASSY AT

TAIPEI DISCRETION TO SPEAK AS REQUESTED ON BEHALF OF THE HKS

TO THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES. WE WILL OF COURSE REPORT IF AND WHEN

IT DOES.

FCO PASS SAVING HANOI.

JAY

FILES

UND

HKGD

SEAD

FED

SAD

EID

FUSI

OLD

IPU

NEWS D

MVD

PS

PSÆIR.LUARD PS/FUS SIR A.DUTE MIR,CORTAZZI

MR. WEIR

MR.MURRAY

MR.STRATTON

MR LEAHY

PS/TORD CORONWY ROBERTS

(REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

COPIES TO:

MR.BIR, HO.,LUNAR HOUSE, CROYDON. MR.BURLEIGH, HO,,QUEEN ANNE'S

GATE.

HONG KONG GOVT.OFFICE, LONDON.

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