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However, the Secretary of Stato may if questioned on the subject, wish
to give the following information, in confidence, to the Canadian
Prime Minister. Three neetings have taken place on the frontier (on
1st, 3rd and 14th November) with local Chinese border officials, with a
view to settling various border issues (including the return of the
abducted Hong Kong police personnel). Agreement was reached at the
scoond meeting on a number of the matters involved but before this
egroomont could be implemented the Chinese border authorities asked for
a further meeting to discuss certain unspecified points which they alleged to
to be outstanding from the previous meetings. A further meeting was
accordingly held on 14th November and is to be followed by yet another
meeting today (15th November).
All the meetings have taken place in a relatively friendly
atmosphere.
Hong Kong Department,
15th November, 1967.
20 Copiis sent to thiss Vining.
Atlantic DeAv. today, after descri with Mr Wilson, F. E.D.,
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