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TELNO 001

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NEO PRIORITY FCO

YOUR TELNOS 1 TO ME AND 2642 TO FCO : NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU

1. AFTER SOME CONFUSION, INCLUDING RUMOURS THAT MONJARDINO HAD BEEN CHOSEN INSTEAD, MELANCHA WAS CONFIRMED AS THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU ON 3 JULY. HE IS A FORMER SOCIALIST MINNISTER AND FRIEND OF PRESIDENT

SOARES. FULL BIOGRAPHY FOLLOWS BY BAG.

2. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS VERSIONS OF WHEN MELANCIA WILL GO TO MACAU BUT THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE SUGGESTS THAT HE WILL NOT ACTUALLY ARRINE BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH AND CERTAINLY NOT BEFORE THE PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS DUE ON 19 JULY.

3. I AM PASSING YOUR MESSAGE TO MELANCIA.

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