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FM PEKING
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 549
OF 020413Z APRIL 87
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INFO PRIOURTY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 273: HONG KONG PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO MO
1. DURING PIGOTT'S CALL ON LIN ZHYING ON 1 APRIL TO DISCUSS JLG V FOLLOW-UP WORK, PIGOTT TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM LIN OF HOW WE PROPOSED TO DEAL WITH THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIINE'S CREDENTIALS.
EN DOING SO, PHGOTT REFERRED TO THOMSOM'S CALL ON WANG JHAJH ON 23 FEBRUARY (MY TELNO 284) AND SAID THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAD SINCE DHSCUSSED THE QUESTION OF CREDENTIALS WITH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL OF MO. FOLLOWING THAT DISCUSSION, IT HAD BEEN AGREED TO ADOPT A MEASURE SUGGESTED BY THE IMO, NAMELY THAT THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG SHOULD SIGN THE CREDENTIALS AND THAT THEY
SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE MO UNDER COVER OF
A NOTE FROM THE FCO.
2. LIN TOOK NOTE AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. HE ASKED FOR A COPY OF
PIGOTT'S SPEAKING NOTE AND WE ARE ARRANGING FOR THIS TO BE SENT TO
HIM SHORTLY.
EVANS
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PEHPAN 5130
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