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AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT WITH JIANG ENZHU OR FAILING HIM ZHAO JIHUA, I FINALLY SAW WANG GUISHENG (DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HKMAO, MFA) SHORTLY BEFORE 1100 (LOCAL) TODAY, 28 OCTOBER. I SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED IN TUR AND HANDED OVER A LETTER TO JIANG ENZHU WHICH I HAD PREPARED IN CASE WE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN AN APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING (COPY BY FAX TO YOU AND HKD).

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WANG SAID THAT HE WOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY AND CONVEY MY LETTER TO JIANG ENZHU. HE WOULD LET US KNOW IF THE CHINESE SIDE SAW ANY OBJECTION TO WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING. I STRESSED THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT US VERY QUICKLY INDEED IF THEY DID WISH TO REQUEST US NOT TO PROCEED WITH PUBLICATION.

3. WE HAVE HAD SIMILAR DIFFICULTY IN CONTACTING SENIOR OFFICIALS AT THE STATE COUNCIL HKMO BUT WILL KEEP TRYING.

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