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YUGAAI

CONFIDENTIAL

Thank you. No 10 the how putting papers to the Prunie finster for another? treeks or so, I was told this morning.

Grateful if you would resubmit on 23. viii, updated

as necessay.

R Ru

CHKD 40016

From:

ANC

A R Paul

Hong Kong Department

Date: 10 August 1989

CC:

PS/Mr Maude

Mr Gillmore

Mr Millington, FED

Mr Denne, Consular Dept

Mr Burns, NAD

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Private Secretary

HONG KONG BUSINESSMEN IN SHANGHAI

Mc Cannon

b.n 23 AUGUST

TO MISS MARSDEN

11/3

A

Problem

1.

The Private Secretary at No 10 wrote on 9 August about the

Prime Minister's suggestion, conveyed earlier this week, that we might make a joint demarche with the Americans at Ambassadorial level in Peking over the harrassment of two Hong Kong businessmen

in Shanghai.

Recommendation

B

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C

2.

I submit a draft reply.

Background

3.

The Prime Minister's suggestion was recorded in your minute

of 7 August. I submitted advice on 7 August, having discussed the

matter with Mr Maude and Mr Gillmore. The Secretary of State

concurred with this advice, but commented that we may wish to upgrade our efforts if representations at working level are ignored. He asked to be kept in touch with developments.

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