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FM PEKING

TO DESKBY 070500Z HONG KONG

TELNO 106

OF 070346Z JUNE 89

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MY TELNO 105 AND TELECON RIORDAN/BRADLEY (DPA HONG KONG)

9/6

BY TELEPHONE ON THE MORNING OF

1. WE MADE CONTACT WITH

7 JUNE.

WAS IN HIS ROOM AT THE PALACE HOTEL. HE SAID HE WAS SAFE AND THAT HE HAD BEEN TOLD HE MAY (MAY) BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE TODAY. WE ASSURED HIM THAT WE WERE DOING WHAT WE COULD TO HELP HIM AND ASKED HIM TO KEEP IN TOUCH.

2. THE SITUATION THIS MORNING HAS BEEN TOO DANGEROUS TO SEND ONE OF MY STAFF TO THE PALACE HOTEL CAT ONE STAGE THERE WAS PROLONGED GUNFIRE IN THE PROXIMITY OF OUR DIPLOMATIC AREA). HOWEVER, I SHALL KEEP UNDER REVIEW WHETHER I CAN SEND ONE OF MY STAFF TO SEE

LATER IN THE DAY AND, IF POSSIBLE ESCORT HIM TO THE AIRPORT. THERE WILL IN ANY CASE BE EMBASSY STAFF AT THE AIRPORT WHO CAN ASSIST HIM IF HE MAKES HIS OWN WAY THERE. WE

WILL DO OUR BEST TO GET HIM ON OUR EVACUATION FLIGHT THIS

EVENING.

DONALD

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