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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 805
OF 170255Z MAPCH 86
INFO PRIORITY PORT LOUIS
HICK 295%
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
17 MAR 1936
DESK OFFL INDEX
PWGISTRY
Action Taken
YOUR TELNO 473 AND PORT LOUIS TELNO 40: ILLEGAL BETTING SYNDICATE.
YANG HOLDS TWO OTHER PASSPORT DOCUMENTS. A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY NO. A392955 ISSUED IN HONG KONG ON 24 AUGUST 1983
AND A HONG KONG BRITISH PASSPORT NO. 966053 ISSUED IN HONG KONG
ON 14 JUNE 1985.
2. WE ARE PUZZLED BY PARAGRAPH 1 OF YOUR TUR. YANG HOLDS NO (NO) CONSULAR APPOINTMENT FOR MAURITIUS IN HONG KONG. AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, HE IS A BDTC HONG KONG LIKE ANY OTHER. IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE PREFERABLE FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW TO AVOID SEEKING YANG'S CONSENT BEFORE SPEAKING TO THE MAURITIANS.
3. WE SUSPECT, BUT DO NOT KNOW FOR CEPTAIN, THAT YANG IS A
PERSONAL FRIEND OF THE MAURITION PRIME MINISTER.
4. WE QUITE UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS MENTIONED IN PARA 3 OF PORT
LOUIS TUR.
YOUDE
LIMITED.
HKD
EAD
CONSD.
DR WILSON.
MR JOHNSON.
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