CONFIDENTIAL
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(The Secretary of State)
TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
(186)
Cypher
Sent 31 May, 1967.
2200Z
RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63
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CONFIDENTIAL
No. 1095
Your telegram No. 734.
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Disturbances.
Our two immediately following telegrams
contain drafts of:-
2.
(a)
(b)
statement to be made in both Houses of Parliament tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon
notes for supplementaries.
Grateful for your comments not later than 10.00 hours B.S.T. on Thursday and for up-to-date figures for inclusion in paragraphs 5 and 7 of statement.
3.
You will appreciate that amendments may be made here in the course of Thursday. We will telegraph text of actual statement and supplementaries as soon as Hansard proof is available.
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Mr. de la Mare
Mr. Bolland
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