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19 JAN 1981
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 27 OF 14 JANUARY
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON UKMIS NEW YORK
WASHINGTON
MY TELNO 11: THE WANDERERS
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124.1.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOW AVAILABLE FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE ABOUT THE PLANS OF THE THREE REPRESENTATIVES. THEY
INTEND TO TRAVEL BY CPA 231 LEAVING HERE 16 JANUARY AND TO GIVE
PRESS CONFERENCES ON DEPARTURE AND ON ARRIVAL IN THE U K.
2. THEY INTEND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AS WELL AS WITH HONG KONG STUDENTS IN LONDON, THE LATTER TO ACT AS INTERPRETERS. ON 18 JANUARY THEY PLAN TO PRESENT
PETITIONS AT NO 10 AND THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER. THEY ARE ALSO PLANNING A PETITION TO THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
3. ON 19 JANUARY THEY ENVISAGE LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON TO PRESENT PETITIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS AND ALSO POSSIBLY THE CHINESE EMBASSY. ON 22 JANUARY THEY GO TO NEW YORK TO SEEK AN INTERVIEW WITH THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND TO APPEAL TO U N OFFICIALS FOR HELP IN SETTLING ''REFUGEES''
FROM CHINA. THEY EXPECT TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON 25 JANUARY.
4. AS DISCUSSED (DAVIES/CLIFT) WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL LET US KNOW IN GOOD TIME THE PRESS LINE YOU PROPOSE IF THE WANDERERS THEMSELVES SEEM LIKELY TO PUBLICISE ANY INTERVIEW THEY
MAY HAVE WITH OFFICIALS.
MACLEHOSE
MINITAL
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4.4.2. NEWS INFO.D
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HONG KONG GOVT
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