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COPY FOR REGISTRATION 200
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
2 June, 1967.
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No. 762.
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office. Repeated
"Peking No. 296. "Washington No. 160.
My telegram No. 726.
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Hong Kong Disturbances.
To assist me in deciding on the counter-action that can prudently be taken from time to time against the local Communist apparatus, it is of the greatest importance that I should have available the best assessment that can be made of current Chinese attitudes and likely trends of policy towards Hong Kong. I am concerned in particular to assess the likelihood of more direct intervention (including physical intervention) by the C.P.G. if there were to be further disorders here (perhaps as a result of reactions to the firmer measures on our part envisaged in my telegram under reference).
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I should very much welcome early views from Peking in particular; and also the next JIC assessment. Could the Americans also be approached for their views?
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Bolland and advance copy to Private Office Commonwealth Secretary)
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