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1.6 MAY 1967
T-
YPHER
मर 380
HONG KONG (Immediate)
W2 919.
(I'm mechate)
Repeated
PEKING
NG/
POLAD SINGAPORE (Precolis)
PEKING
POLAD SINGAPORE
Your telegram No. 609: Peking Statement.
We think that Peking will probably be prepared
to engaged in a prolonged war of nerves. It is on
this assumption we have been considering how to handle
the Peking statement preparatory to submitting to
Ministers.
2.
There appear to be four alternatives:
for Hopson to return the statement because it ·
is offensive;
(a)
HK.W.D. 1.G.D
(b)
to ignore it;
@
JIC EXTL. EXTL.
Departmental
Copes to:
Cabinet Of ice
D.I.O.
(J.I.R.)
F.C.
901 16/5
Mr. de la Mare
1030
3.
(c) to refute it in detail;
(1) to iscue a statement of our own explaining
what has happened and the policy we intend to
pursue.
Te cannot see that there is anything to be gained
by returning it: to slam the door in this way would
Mr. Bolland
Mr. Wilson
Hr. Denson Mr. Foggon
only aggravate the situation.
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