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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 05090OZ FCO
TELNO 803
OF 03043OZ MARCH 90
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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HK B
400/1
RECEIVED IN SECSTRY
0 8 MAR 1990
DESI
INDEX
AND TO DESKBY 05130OZ CARACAS
MDHIAN 9477
LA C Q DIST ?
CARACAS TELNO 55: ACTING CONSUL-GENERAL OF VENEZUELA
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1. ICAC CONFIRMED THE ARREST OF RAMIREZ AT 0300 THIS MORNING, MARCH CHONG KONG TIME), USING THE FORM OF WORDS IN PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 765.
2. CHINESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA REPORTED RAMIREZ'S ARREST IN MORNING EDITIONS. NEWSPAPER COVERAGE IS FRONT PAGE, BUT ALL REPORTS ARE LOW KEY AND APPEAR TO BE BASED ON CARACAS MFA BRIEFING REPORTED IN TUR.
3 MOST REPORTS STATE THAT THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES HAVE REQUESTED VENEZUELA'S CO-OPERATION IN INVESTIGATING THE CHARGES (COMMENT: NO CHARGES HAVE YET BEEN LAID). THERE HAVE BEEN NO/NO REFERENCES TO THE VIENNA CONVENTION AND NO/NO MENTION OF TAYLHARDAT'S REQUEST THAT RAMIREZ BE PERMITTED TO RETURN TO VENEZUELA.
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