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FM UKREP JLG HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 126

OF 240715Z APRIL 89

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

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HK TELNO 1260 : TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR VBPS

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1 I WAS UNABLE TO FOREWARN WANG JIAJI OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 3 OF TUR SINCE THE STORY WAS CARRIED BY THE PRESS ON 23 APRIL. I SEE NO VALUE IN NOW DRAWING CHINESE ATTENTION TO IT. IF ASKED I SHALL DRAW ON HK TELNO 1261 STRESSING THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT AND HAS NO IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

OF DEFENCE LANDS.

MARTIN

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96

DISTRIBUTION

102

.VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HK

LIMITED

HKD

SEAD

UND

LEGAL ADVISERS

PUSD

ECD (E)

FED

NAD

ADDITIONAL

6

NEWS

PS

PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS/MR PATTEN ODA

PS MR EGGAR

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR MACHIN ODA 2 COPIES

MR G-HARRISON ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

N N N N

HKGO LONDON

MRS B FAIR VSU QUEEN ANNES GTE

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