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FM MANILA 061433Z JAN 79

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 039 OF 6 JANUARY .

243/1

HKK 243

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 - 8 JAN1979

DESK OF

INDEX

REGITRY

ction ken

No

Vall

INFO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG, ROUTINE UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, CANBERRA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK,' HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

(5.2)

MY TELNO 008: TUNG AN.

1. TODAY'S PAPERS SAY FRANCE WILL TAKE 10 FROM BOAT WHOSE CONNECTIONS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED, STUDY THE CLAIMS OF 64 OTHERS AND TAKE FROM MANILA CENTRE 206 LANDED 6 NOVEMBER LAST FROM FRENCH VESSEL

" SURCOUF'', WHILST NEW ZEALAND IS ACCEPTING 6 WITH VALID

CLAIMS TO CONNECTIONS.

2. IF THIS IS SO, 7 TO BRITAIN AND 21 TO HONG KONG IF THEIR CONNECTIONS PROVE GENUINE, PLUS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THE 24

FROM THE ANCO SCEPTRE MAY JUST DO THE TRICK.

BENTLEY

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FILES

UND

HEGD

SEAD

ED SAD

EID (C)

FUSD

OLD

IPD

AWS D

MVD)

DS

PS/MR, LUARD PS/FUS

SIR A.DUFF

MIC.CORTAZZI

MR. VAIR MR.MURRAY

PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

COPIES TO:

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

GATE.

HONG KONG COVT.OFFICE, LONDON.

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