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INFO ROUTINE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, PARIS
CHEN ZHESHENG (7115 0772 3932)
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Chers flew ant Under
the Name of Cher then his name will
appear on the cargo maniter to
given to HIG
and presumably France. Chen's move to France will become public. If the chrère
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1. HEAD OF NCNA'S ECONOMIC AFFAIRS DEPT. APPARENTLY ABSCONDED TO found ant
FRANCE. NCNA ASK FOR ASSISTANCE LOCATING HIM.
DETAIL
HinG Knew ad said nothing, they
2. YOU WILL WISH TO NOW THAT YANG YOUYONG OF NCNA REQUESTED A will suspect
CALL ON DPA ON THE MORNING OF 10 AUGUST TO DISCUSS QUOTE AN
EMERGENCY CASE UNQUOTE. A/N HEAD OF NCNA'S ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Hich were
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DEPT. HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE 7 AUGUST. NCNA BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE met tell
LEFT HONG KONG FOR EITHER FRANCE OR AUSTRALIA. THEY REQUESTED OUR
ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING HIM. THEY ALSO HOPED THAT THERE WOULD BE
NO PUBLICITY.
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3. BRADLEY SAID WE WOULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO
DO ANYTHING. HE ASKED IF NCNA HAD TRIED THE AIRLINES. YANG SAID
THEY HAD, BUT COULD NOT GET A DEFINITE REPLY.
4. CHEN HAS APPARENTLY ABSCONDED. OUR IMMIGRATION RECORDS CONFIRM
THAT CHEN LEFT FOR PARIS ON AF 179 ON 7 AUGUST. YANG SUGGESTED CHEN MIGHT BE ON THIS FLIGHT. IF NCNA CHECKED WITH THE AIRLINE, IT MAY INDICATE AIR FRANCE WERE BRIEFED IN ADVANCE. WE SEE NO
ADVANTAGE IN INFORMING NCNA.
5. YANG'S HOPE THAT THIS STORY WILL REMAIN PRIVATE IS
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