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FM FCO 201600Z JUL 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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HKK 827/24.

26 JUL 1984

TELEGRAM NUMBER 834 OF 20 JULY

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, BAHRAIN, INFO ABU DHABI, PSO HANSLOPE PARK

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SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO HONG KONG AND PEKING :- COMMUNICATIONS

1 (1) FROM ETD UK ON 25 JULY AT 10152 UNTIL ETD BAHRAIN AT 251830Z URGENT TELEGRAM TRAFFIC ONLY SHOULD BE SENT TO BAHRAIN FOR DELIVERY

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(II) THE HEAD OF SHIFT FCO WILL REQUEST BAHRAIN BY PHONE TO INITIATE A SECURE TELEX CALL FOR CLASSIFIED TRAFFIC. UNCLASSIFIED TRAFFIC WILL BE SENT SIMULTANEOUS TO TELEPHONE ALERT FROM THE HEAD OF SHIFT. AT 260035Z (III) FROM ETD BAHRAIN AT 251830Z JULY UNTIL ETD COLOMBO URGENT TRAFFIC ONLY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO COLOMBO. USUAL OUT OF

HOURS CALLOUT ARRANGEMENTS WILL APPLY.

(IV) FROM ETD COLOMBO AT 260035Z JULY UNTIL ETD HONG KONG AT 270700Z HONG KONG WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS COVER.

(V) FROM ETD HONG KONG AT 27070OZ JULY UNTIL ETD PEKING AT 31050OZ PEKING WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS COVER.

(VI) FROM ETD PEKING AT 31050OZ JULY UNTIL ETD HONG KONG ON 1 AUGUST AT 1035, HONG KONG WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS COVER. (VII) FROM ETD HONG KONG AT 011035Z AUGUST UNTIL ETD COLOMBO AT 011730Z, URGENT TELEGRAM TRAFFIC ONLY SHOULD BE SENT TO COLOMBO.

USUAL CALLOUT ARRANGEMENTS WILL APPLY.

(VIII) FROM ETD COLOMBO AT 011730Z AUGUST UNTIL ETD BAHRAIN AT 0123202, URGENT TELEGRAM TRAFFIC ONLY SHOULD BE SENT TO BAHRAIN. THE CALLOUT ARRANGEMENTS AT PARA 1(II) ABOVE SHOULD APPLY.

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