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No. 942.
SECRET
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
Sent 17 May, 1967.
CEGNŐ KAŽEMOVE-PINE
1705Z
Draft Draft Below
Addressed to Governor Hong Kong
Repeated IMMEDIATE to Peking
11 PRIORITY 14 POLAD Singapore
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Your telegram No. 620.
Peking Statement.
Washington
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Text of statement that was issued here at 17.00 hours B.S.T. today 17 May is in our immediately following telegram. We are not handing a copy to the Chinese Mission here and we do not (repeat not) wish Hopson to give the Chinese a copy in Peking.
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Ministers have considered very carefully the points made in paragraphs 1 and 2 of your telegram under reference. The view is, however, that if any reference is made to the Peking Statement it will undoubtedly lead to a counter-statement (although we accept that this may be the outcome in any case). We feel that public opinion in Hong Kong will realise that this is a rebuttal of Peking charges.
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For similar reasons paragraph 7 of your telegram
No. 621 has not been included.
(Passed to D.S.A.0. for repetition to Peking,
POLAD Singapore and Washington)
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