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0.A.G. HONG KONG
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Your telegram No.945, paragraph (B).
Hong Kong Confrontation.
We are wondering whether it would have a salutary
effect on local Communist food importers to announce
publicly at this juncture that the Government is taking the
steps
will be available anange is Atam necessary medures to
food supplies from
off required
alternative sources. We realise that the importers have
и
little reason to fear that they will lose their trade
since they will always remain in the position of being able
to undercut supplies from other outside sources but such
an announcement might, if it serves no other purpose,
maintain public confidence.
help to
2. If you are taking any measures to sound alternative
sources of supply, please let us know if you think there
are any representations which we might usefully make at
governmental level in support.
3. Grateful for comment's,
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