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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING AND ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVT. OFFICE LONDON.

1. KEEP (OUR DCA) HAS BEEN IN PEKING ON OFFICIAL DUTY WITH THE UK/PRC AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATING TEAM SINCE 17TH MAY 1979. HE HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE BUT, IN VIEW OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF NEGOTIATION, HE REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FUNDS. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD AUTHORISE BRITISH EMBASSY PEKING TO ADVANCE TO KEEP THE EQUIVALENT OF HONG KONG DOLLARS FOUR THOUSAND ONLY, TO BE REIMBURSED TO YOU BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON (HONGAID).

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