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FM PEKING 1303002 MAY 82

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 59 OF 13 MAY

INFO ROUTINE FCO, MODUK, HONG KONG GOVEERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

YOUR TELNO.114: INCIDENT IN DEEP BAY.

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1. 'IT WAS NOT MADE CLEAR BY ZHENG WHETHER BOTH OR ONLY THE

LATTER INCIDENT ''SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN''. IT IS THEREFORE SAFER

TO ASSUME THAT ONLY THE MORE RECENT INCIDENT WAS COVERED BY HIS

STATEMENT, AND THAT ANY EXPLICIT LINKING OF THE TWO IN TERMS OF A POSSIBLE MUTUAL AGREEMENT TO DROP CLAIMS WILL HAVE TO MADE

BY OURSELVES.

CRADOCK

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HK & GD (4)

DEF DEPT FED

SIR D MAITLAND

MR MURRAY

MR STRATTON

[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]

COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE, LONDON

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