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TELEGRAM NUMBER 06 OF 07 MAY 1979

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INFO PRIORITY FCO INFO ROUTINE PEKING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

LONDON.

YOUR TELNO 10

Part I seef655 see 655

1. MARTLING HAS NOW LEFT FOR ARUSHA, BUT WE TRANSMITTED YOUR MESSAGE, TO THE HEAD OF THE ASIA SECTION OF UNHOR WHO UNDERTOOK TO OSTA IN AN ANSWER. THE LATTER SAID (SEE ALSO SNOXELL'S LETTER TO ORR OF 1 MAY) THAT THE CHINESE HAD INVITED PARTLING NOT AS UNHCR BUT AS A FORMER DANISH PRIME MINISTER. THIS WAS DOUBTLESS THEIR MANNER OF

OBLI UELY APPROACHING UNHCR WITH WHOM THEY HAVE NO RELATIONS AT PRESENT. IT WAS THUS MOST UNLI ́ELY THAT PARTLING COULD VISIT HONG KONG THIS TIME. IF HE ANNOUNCED ANY SUCH INTENTION THERE WOULD BE SIMILAR REQUESTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION WHICH HE COULD NOT MANAGE NOW, GIVEN HIS FULL SCHEDULE OF ENGAGEMENTS.

2. WE AGAIN URGED THAT HE SHOULD NEVERTHELESS VISIT HONG KONG AND

WE DEPLOYED THE ARGUMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TUR.

MURRAY

FILES

HK & GD

PS.

UND

SEAD

FED

SAD

EID (E)

PUSD

OID

IPD

NEWS D MVD

PS/PUS

SIR A DUFF

SIR A PARSONS

MR CORTAZZI MR LEAHY

MR MURRAY

COPIES TO

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

MR BURLEIGH .

HOME OFFICE

QUEEN ANNE'S GATE

MR BIRT

HOME OFFICE

LUNAR HOUSE

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