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FM MANILA 0937302 JAN 79
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 013 OF 9 JANUARY
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INFO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG, ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
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YOUR TELNOS 403 AND 936: TUNG AN.
1. FOLLOWING TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH POLAD HONG KONG WE DELIVERED TO MFA AT 1400 LOCAL TIME TODAY A NOTE SAYING WE AND HONG KONG WERE READY TO ACCEPT 7 AND 21 RESPECTIVELY IF THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVE THEIR CLAIMS TO CLOSE. TIES, AND THAT IN ADDITION WE WOULD MOVE TO BRITAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PROBABLY WITHIN NEXT 2 WEEKS, THE 24 FROM ANCO SCEPTRE NOW IN MANILA CENTRE. .2. I HAVE HAD NO REACTION SO FAR BUT UNHCR, WHEN TOLF OF THIS OFFER, SAID HE FEARED IT MIGHT PROVE TOO LITTLE AND TOO LATE.
HE HAS NOT HOWEVER YET HEARD THAT FILIPINOS STAND BY THEIR ANNOUNCED. INTENTION TO SEND THE VESSEL ON TO HONG KONG TOMORROW AND PREFERS NOT TO RISK PRECIPITATING SUCH AN OUTCOME BY ASKING. SIMILARLY 1 SHALL DO MY BEST TO KEEP MY HEAD DOWN FOR FEAR OF BECOMING EXBROILED IN ARGUMENTS ABOUT FIRST PORT OF CALL PRINCIPLE.
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SIR A DUFF
MR CORTAZZI
MR WEIR.
MK MURRAY
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE KR BURLEIGH HOME OFFICE
MR BIRT
LONDON.
QUEER KE'S GATE HOME OFFICE LUNAR ECUBE
CROYDON!
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