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Reference..

S-arate Copies:

Mr Stone, HKD

Ms Cowley, CRD

LRSRPS

Mr Ellis, East Asia Unit, British Council

Mr Almond, Protocol Dept

Mr Connor, POD

Stome

BRITISH COUNCIL : POST IN SOUTH CHINA

290/1

HKB 290

RECEN

1990

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I attach a self-explanatory teleletter from Dr Hoare in Peking about the possible opening of a British Council post in Canton.

1.

I should be grateful to know if you see any objections to our Embassy sounding out the Chinese MFA as Dr Hoare proposes.

2.

CODE 18-77

124 August 1990

Cc. Mrs Logan, FED

JAYABM

Anteater

A J Seaton

Far Eastern Department