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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 2312

CONFIDENTIAL

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ECEIVED ****

02 SEP 1987

OF 0116OOZ SEPTEMBER 87

INDEX

AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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HONG KONG TELNOS 3246-7: BASIC LAW: CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT

STRUCTURE: TRILOGY IV

WE TOO FIND THIS SLIGHTLY ODD. SUBJECT TO YOU VIEWS WE SEE SOME ADVANTAGE IN SPEAKING TO THE CHINESE EARLY TO DISPEL ANY IMPRESSION THAT THE LEAK MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE BRITISH SIDE.

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(8)

IF YOU AGREE, GRATEFUL IF PEKING WOULD TAKE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS TO THE MFA: -

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AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE WEN WEI PO ARTICLE WAS NOT (NOT) AN HKG OFFICIAL:

WE GREATLY VALUE OUR CURRENT DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE SIDE ON ISSUES OF CONVERGENCE, AND HOPE THAT THIS CAN CONTINUE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS.

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