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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 15090OZ FCO
TELNO 1967
OF 15080OZ JUNE 89
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 1286: PEKING TELNO 1132: PQ: STATIONING OF PLA IN
HONG KONG AFTER 1997
1. WE SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE PROPOSED REPLY BE AMENDED TO READ QUOTE THE PROSPECT OF THE STATIONING OF CHINESE TROOPS IN HONG KONG AFTER 1997 HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MATTER OF CONCERN IN THE TERRITORY AND THIS CONCERN HAS NATURALLY INCREASED IN THE WAKE OF RECENT EVENTS UNQUOTE.
2. WE ARE NOT SURE THAT PEKING'S SUGGESTED ADDITION IS NECESSARY
IN THE CONTEXT.
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