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DD 1507OOZ

FROM PEKING 150645Z DEC 84

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 509 OF 15/12/84

TOP COPY

398

HKK 040157

RECEIVAN - REGISTRY

17 DEC 1984

LESK OFFICER

INDEX

REGISTRY

PA

Action Taken

800

INFO PRIORITY FCO

1398

PEKING TEL N 0 506 TO YOU: PRIME MINISTERS VISIT:

WN.T.

SPECIAL CHARTER FLIGHT FOR HONG KONG OBSERVERS

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1. WE HAVE SPOKEN AGAIN THIS MORNING TO BOTH CAAC

AND THE MFA. THEY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS BEHIND OUR

REQUEST AND ARE PURSUING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING

DEPARTURE FROM PEKING TO 0830 LOCAL TIME ON 20

DECEMBER, BUT CANNOT YET GIVE US A FINAL ANSWER

1 EVANS

LIMITED HKD FED PROTOCOLD

MR WILSON

REPEATED AS REQUESTED

COPIES

TO

SIR P CRADOCK (a)

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