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FM PEKING 24050OZ JAN 83

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 7 OF 24 JANUARY

INFO ROUTINE FCO.

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YOUR TELNO 103 TO FCO: FUTURE OF HONG KONG

HKK040/!

RECEP

21 JAN1003

my: Afro Li

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1. WE HAVE NO TRACE HERE OF AN MFA DENIAL OF LIAO'S REMARKS TO THE NEW TERRITORIES DELEGATION. GRATEFUL FOR DETAILS OF THE CHINESE PRESS REPORTS REFERRED TO IN TUR, SINCE IT WILL AFFECT MY MEETING ON 26 JANAURY.

CRADOCK

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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HD! HKG D

HD/FED

ED/PLANNING STAFF HD/PUSD

PS PSIMR HURD

PS/LORD BELSTEAD

PS/PUS SIA I BULLARD MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

COPIES TO

SIR I SINCLAIR

MR ROBERTS

LEGAL ADVISER

NEWS D

MR COLES

MR MARTIN

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