TNAG-0839-FCO40-1048-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1979 — Page 260

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FM FCO 1512237 JAN 72

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1. TODAY'S DAILY TELGRAPH CARRIES A REPORT BY NIGEL MADE WHICH QUOTES SOURCES IN PEKING AS SAYING THAT CHINA AND PORTUGAL ARE EXPECTED TO ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE REPORT SPECULATES ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT MACAO MAY BE RETURNED TO CHINA,

2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY BACKGROUND YOU CAN PROVIDE.

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