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CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO 1564

OF 221325Z AUGUST 90 INFO ROUTINE PEKING

106

CONFIDENTIAL

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112

2318 112423

MDLOAN 4590

HKB 020/26

RECEVED IN

1. SEMYÜ

YU

YOUR TELNO 2577: GULF CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HONG KONG

1.

WE DULY BRIEFED LIN ZHIYING TODAY (22 AUGUST) ON BASIS OF YOUR MOST HELPFUL ASSESSMENT PAPER (FOR WHICH MANY THANKS), A COPY HAS BEEN PASSED TO YAXLEY AS REQUESTED.

LIN HAD NO POINTS OF SUBSTANCE TO MAKE. BUT HE CLEARLY

APPRECIATED THE BRIEFING.

2.

HURD

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

IRAQ/KUWAIT

LIMITED

238

ADDITIONAL

44

IRAQ/KUWAIT

DISTRIBUTION

282

MED

HKG

(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT)

HKGO LONDON (FOR YAKLEY)

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