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RECEIVED AN REGISTRY NO. 5】 0 9 APR 1981

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FM HONG KONG 230923Z APR 81

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 382 OF 3 APRIL

FOR CLIFT HKGD FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

YOUR TELNO 336: BBC BROADCAST.

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING. FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I CAN ADD 12802 AND 23882 ON 1 APRIL. WITHOUT CHECKING THE TEXTS, WHICH WE DO NOT KEEP, I THINK THE BROADCAST REFERRED TO DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG RATHER THAN JUST HONG KONG AS SUCH. ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FAIR AS SPECULATION, IT CAME OUT AS A STATEMENT OF FACT AND, BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE EXTERNAL SERVICES OF THE BBC, SOUNDED LIKE AN OFFICIAL RELEASE. CERTAINLY IT WAS TAKEN AS SUCH BY AT LEAST ONE CONSULATE HERE.

2. ALTHOUGH ONE MIGHT HAVE HOPED FOR SOMETHING LESS POINTED, THIS IS ALL PAST HISTORY NOW AND NOT I THINK WORTH FURTHER TROUBLE.

MACLEHOSE

MINIMAL

HK & GD

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