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TELEGRAM NUMBER 761 OF 4 NOVEMBER

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

279) HONG KONG TELNO 1652 PRESS COVERAGE OF FUTURE

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PARA 5 OF TUR QUOTES TA KUNG PAO COVERAGE OF VICE FOREIGN

MINISTER QIAN QICHEN'S REMARKS TO JAPANESE PRESS DELEGATION THAT

SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS 'COULD' CONTINUE BEYOND CHINESE DEADLIN

OF SEPTEMBER 1984. ARTICLE BY RICHARD HUGHES IN 'THE TIMES' OF

4 NOVEMBER QUOTES QIAN AS SAYING THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS 'WOULD'

CONTINUE UNTIL SOLUTION REACHED.

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THERE MAY BE SOME INTEREST HERE IN WHETHER THE CHINESE

' DEADLINE' HAS IN FACT BEEN WATERED DOWN. AT FIRST SIGHT IT

DOES NOT APPEAR TO AMOUNT TO MORE THAN THAT THE CHINESE ARE

KEEPING THEIR OPTIONS OPEN. BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR

AND HONG KONG'S COMMENTS.

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