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FM HONG KONG 150925Z OCT

HKK oud!!!

16 OCT 1979

.DESK OFFICE

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PA

TO IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1436 OF 15 OCTOBER, 1979

INFO IMMEDIATE SECURITY SERVICE LONDON AND INFO PRIORITY PEKING.

MY TELNO 1429: POSSIBLE THREAT TO PREMIER HUA

1. SO FAR OUR ENQUIRIES HAVE MADE LITTLE PROGRESS. WE HAVE FOUND OVER 200 PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WITH THE SAME CHARACTERS AS THE FIRST PERSON NAMED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF REFTEL AND NONE CORRESPONDING TO THE OTHER TWO NAMES. SUGGEST YOU WOULD ASK THE CHINESE EMBASSY TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE LETTER AND ITS ENVELOPE. YOU MIGHT WISH TO SUGGEST TO THE CHINESE EMBASSY THAT IF THEY PUT THE TEXT OF THE LETTER INTO 'CCC' NUMBERS YOU COULD TRANSMIT IT TO US BY TELEGRAM RATHER THAN BY BAG.

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SIR A DUFF

MR CORTAZZI

MR MURRAY

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