TNAG-1076-FCO40-1326-Journalists-from-the-New-China-News-Agency-(NCNA)-in-Hong-Ko-1981 — Page 3

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH

Dr D C Wilson

Telephone 01-233 3184

Your reference

Political Adviser

Government Secretariat

Our reference

HONG KONG

LAST PAPER

Dean David,

Tree

Date 14 September 1981

HKK 302/2

15 SEP 1981

0. 51

DESK OFFICER

PNDEX

PA

مل

BIOSTRY

15.9

Acton faren

ARREST OF A MEMBER OF THE NCNA STAFF

1.

2.

Many thanks for your letter of 7 September.

From our point of view, you did exactly the right thing. Let us hope the Chinese get the message. I wish you luck in providing briefing for the NCNA staff on the laws of Hong Kong!

Jaus

Dich

R D Clift

Hong Kong and General Department

cc

R JT McLaren Esq FED

M W Atkinson Esq MBE PEKING

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