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00 HONG KONG (DESKBY 230200Z)

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FM FCO 2215002 OCT 81

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 814 OF 22 OCTOBER.

YOUR TELNO 960: BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL

HIER

340/1

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PA

BY

Anjou Taken

лю

6.0

2

PGO 27/10

1. THE ASSURANCES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE FALKLAND

ISLANDERS ARE NO MORE AND NO LESS THAN THOSE MENTIONED BY THE

HOME SECRETARY ON 28 JANUARY.

2. THE GUARDIAN REPORT IS WRONG AND HAS BEEN DENIED PRIVATELY

TO US BY THE FALKLAND ISLAND SOURCE OF THE STORY.

CARRINGTON

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MINIMAL

HKGD

NEWS DEPT

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SAMD

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HKGO LONDON

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