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FM FCO 130648Z OCTOBER 1980

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO 905 OF 13 OCTOBER 80

ROUTINE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 1315:

IMMIGRATION

1. I AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD ACT ON 23 OCTOBER AS PROPOSED IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH (NUMBERED 3 ON RECEIPT HERE) OF YOUR TUR. HOWEVER, YOU WILL WISH TO BEAR IN MIND THAT AS THE ACTION PROPOSED MAY GIVE RISE TO CONTROVERSY IN PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS HERE, I AM INFORMING CABINET COLLEAGUES OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND. WE SHALL CONFIRM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THAT THE ACTION

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