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FM FCO 031635Z JANUARY 85

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 12 OF 3 JANUARY

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YOUR TELNOS 19-20: COMPATIBILITY OF MEMBERSHIP OF DISTRICT

BOARDS AND REGIONAL COUNCILS WITH MEMBERSHIP OF CPPCC

1. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REACTION

TO WHAT YOU PROPOSE WAS NOT/NOT AN UNQUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT (SEE THE SECOND SENTENCE OF OUR TELNO 2175 OF 1984) WE FEEL WE SHOULD

TOUCH BASE WITH HIM AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF

YOU COULD DELAY CIRCULATION OF THE EXCO PAPER UNTIL 5 JANUARY. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON 4 JANUARY

WITH THE SECRETARY OF

STATE'S VIEWS.

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