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YOUR TELNO 325 AND MY TELNOS 50 TO HONG KONG AND 603 AND HONG KONG OTELNO 74: RESTRICTED: RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN(0)

PASSPORTS: PRESS RELEASE/MEMORANDA PUBLICATION

1. BLUNT DULY CALLED ON WANG JAJI AT 1700 (LOCAL). HE REPEATED OUR PROPOSAL FOR A PRESS RELEASE ON 24 (24) APRIL. SPEAKING PERSONALLY, HE SAID HE HOPED THAT THE CHINESE WOULD NOT HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS PROPOSAL. FOR COMPLETENESS, HE HANDED OVER THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED PRESS RELEASE AS IN HONG KONG TELNO 1102.

2. WANG SAID HE HOPED IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR A PRESS RELEASE TO BE ISSUED ON 24 APRIL. HE WOULD CONFIRM THIS TOMORROW..

3. WANG THEN ADDED AS A PERSONAL SUGGESTION THAT IN FUTURE, FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF BOTH SIDES, ADEQUATE TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED PRESS RELEASES, UNLESS THERE WERE SPECIAL REASONS FOR URGENT ACTION. MF DEADLINES WERE TOO SHORT AND LEADERS UNAVAILABLE, DECISIONS COULD NOT BE TAKEN.

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3. SEE MY 4 MFTS FOR DISCUSSION OF COIS, GATT AND UPU/WMO.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT ; RESTRICTED

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HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON

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