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FM HONG KONG 290807Z FEB 80

DESKBY FCO AND MOD 290830Z

TO FLASH PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 53 OF 29 FEBRUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE DESKBY FCO AND MOD UK

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON

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MYTELNO 40: INCIDENT IN DEEP BAY.

CHINESE HAVE NOW AGREED TO REMOVE BOARDING PARTY FROM THE HOVERCRAFT. IN RETURN WE HAVE AUTHORISED A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THE HOVERCRAFT WILL NOT BE MOVED UNTIL DISCUSSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THE CHINESE HAVE GIVEN AN UNDERTAKING IN SIMILAR TERMS ABOUT THEIR DAMAGED PATROL CRAFT WHICH EARLIER RETURNED TO THE SCENE.

2. THE BOARDING PARTY LEFT THE HOVERCRAFT AT 1530. WE ARE NOW AUTHORISING DISCUSSIONS LIMITED TO ESTABLISHING THE FACTS OF THE INCIDENT AND MUTUAL INSPECTION OF DAMAGE. WE ARE PRESSING, BOTH DIRECTLY THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIORS AND INDIRECTLY THRROUGH NCNA, FOR DISCUSSIONS TO BE CONCLUDED RAPIDLY SO THAT PATROL CRAFT ON

BOTH SIDES CAN RETURN TO THEIR PROPER FUNCTIONS.

3. NO (REPEAT NO) FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED IN PEKING AT PRESENT

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MIL MURRAY

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