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WASHINGTON TELEGRAM NO. 1751 TO FOREIGN OFFICE
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AND CORRESPONDING SENSITIVITY AT THE ONLY OFFICIAL FOREIGN REPRESENTATION OUTSIDE PEKING. HE COMMENTED THAT THE REGIME NOW SEEMED TO BE RUNNING INTO SERIOUS PROBLEMS EVEN IN SHANTUNG AND HEILUNGI ANG, TWO OF THE VERY MEAGRE NUMBER OF PROVICES IN WHICH THE REVOLUTION HAD REACHED AN APPROVED STAGE. THE EXCUSE TO ENGINEER THE DE FACTO CLOSURE OF OUR POST IN SHANGHAI MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE ELEMENT IN THE CHINESE DECISION TO BACK THE EXREMISTS IN HONG KONG, THOUGH HE DOUBTED IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ELEMENT SINCE THEY WERE NOT (NOT) PEOPLE WHO NEEDED EXCUSES. FO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG 73 AND ROUTINE PEKING 22 AND POLAD SINGAPORE 25.
SIR P. DEAN
SENT AT 25/0403Z
RECD AT 25/0403Z
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED
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