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FM FCO 081231Z AUG 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1554 OF 8 AUGUST

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING (FOR GOVERNOR)

PERSONAL FOR ACTING GOVERNOR FROM GALSWORTHY

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YOUR TELNO 2286: FUTURE OF HONG KONG TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY

THIS IS GOOD NEWS.

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OUR INITIAL THINKING WAS THAT THE MONITORING TEAM MIGHT

HAVE TO BEGIN OPERATION A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY BEGINS. WE SHALL THEREFORE SUGGEST TO THE UK CANDIDATE THAT HE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE BETWEEN LATE SEPTEMBER AND LATE NOVEMBER. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS ON THE STARTING POINT OF THE MONITORING OPERATION IN RELATION TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE TEST OF ACCEPTABILITY

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