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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO RAWALPINDI
TELNO 778
30 JUNE 1967 (SOUTH ASIA)
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HONG KONG.
WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER WE COULD MAKE USE OF THE PAKISTANI
CONNECTION WITH THE CHINESE SO THAT PAKISTAN MIGHT ENCOURAGE
LATTER TO TAKE A MORE REASONABLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS HONG KONG. BEFORE WE CAN TAKE THE MATTER FURTHER, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE YOUR PRIVATE ASSESSMENT ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:-
(A) IN PRINCIPLE WOULD PAKISTAN BE PREPARED TO MAKE ANY
APPROACH TO THE CHINESE OVER A QUESTION OF THIS SORT?
(B) IF SO, WILL THERE BE ANY CHANCE OF AN APPROACH BEING
MADE AT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT LEVEL?
2. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, 3 JULY.
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SENT 2020Z 30 JUNE 1967
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