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FM FCO 031105Z APR 80

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 290 OF 3 APRIL 1980

FOR GOVERNOR FROM MURRAY

YOUR TEL NO 471: CAA DECISION

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THANK YOU FOR THIS HELPFUL MATERIAL WHICH HAS REINFORCED OUR

RECOMMENDATION THAT THE LORD PRIVY SEAL WRITE TO MR NOTT.

2.

THEY

FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, JOHN AND ADRIAN SWIRE CALLED ON

MR BLAKER TODAY TO UNDERLINE THEIR CONCERN. THE MINISTER

LISTENED TO THEIR CASE BUT AVOIDED COMMITTING US TO ANY ACTION.

THE SWIRES FULLY UNDERSTOOD THIS IN VIEW OF THE CPA APPEAL.

AGREED THAT NO PUBLICITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THEIR CALL IN ORDER TO

AVOID ANY ALLEGATIONS THAT THE FCO WERE ACTING ON BEHALF OF

SWIRES. IF ANVTHING LEAKS. NEWS DEPARTMENT WILL SAY SIMPLY THAT

THE MINISTER OF STATE LISTENED TO THEIR EXPLANATIONS.

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MR MURRAY

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