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TELEGRAM NUMBER 880 OF 10TH SEPT

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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1. MR HEATH SPOKE TO THE PRESS AFTER HIS CALL ON DENG. HE

RESISTED BEANG DRAWN ON HONG KONG, AND REFERRED IN GENERAL TERMS TO THE CHINESE LINE THAT THEY HNTENDED TO RECOVER SOVEREIGNTY BY 1997 AND TO THE INTERESTS OF BOTH SIDES IN FINDING A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION.

2. NCNA HAVE RELEASED A BRIEF (ITEM REPORTING THAT MR HEATH MET DENG AND THAT THEY HAD A WIDE-RANGING EXCHANGE OF VIIEWS. IT DOES NOT MENTION HONG KONG.

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