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OO HONG KONG DESKBY 240200Z

GRS 98

CONFIDENTIAL

DESKBY 24020OZ

FM FCO 231700Z APR 81

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

HKK 340

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2 4 APR 1981

IN IX

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 399 OF 23 APRIL

228

FCO TELNO 392:

NATIONALITY BILL.

FOR GOVERNOR FROM CLI

1. PARAGRAPH 3 OF TUR.

SIR E YOUDE HAS DECIDED THAT THE

QUESTION MUST BE REFERRED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE BECAUSE OF

LORD CARRINGTON'S OWN DISCUSSIONS OF THE MATTER IN HONG KONG. SINCE THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES NOT RETURN UNTIL 27 APRIL I

AM AFRAID WE SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOU A REPLY THIS WEEK.

SUBJECT TO LORD CARRINGTON'S CONSIDERATION, HOWEVER, WE WILL AIM TO GET A TELEGRAM TO YOU BY FIRST THING ON 28 APRIL.

CARRINGTON

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DISTRIBUTION

LIMITED

HKGD

NTD

PS/MR LUCE

SIR E YOUDE

MR ADAMS

MR DONALD

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