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TO DESKBY 06010OZ HONG KONG

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AND TO DESKBY 06010OZ UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PEKING

FROM PAUL, HKD

EVENTS IN CHINA: STATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE HOUSE.

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MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF A STATEMENT WHICH WE ARE

RECOMMENDING THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD MAKE IN THE HOUSE TOMORROW. WE WILL CONFIRM AS SOON AS IT IS APPROVED, TOGETHER

WITH ANY AMENDMENTS WHICH IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE IN THE

LIGHT OF DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT.

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