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INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 202 AND BTC HONG KONG TELNO 95: MR MAUDE'S VISIT TO

MACAU

1.

WE ARE CONTENT WITH A STATEMENT AND PRESS LINE ALONG THE LINES OF PARA 4 OF BTC TELNO 95 (APOLOGIES THAT OUR TELEGRAM CONFIRMING THIS WAS NOT COPIED TO YOU).

2.

WE WOULD NOT ENVISAGE ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RECENT DISTURBANCES. IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT MR MAUDE'S CALL ON THE

GOVERNOR IS PURELY A COURTESY CALL.

HURD

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DISTRIBUTION

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51

LIMITED

HKD

NEWS D

FED

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INFO D

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PS/PUS

PS/MR MAUDE

MR GILLMORE

MR MCLAREN

MR FRASER

MR LIDINGTON

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