947
Cypher
CONFIDENTIAL
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
TO HONG KONG (0.A.G.)
Sent 21st July, 1967. 2359Z
IMMEDIATE CONFIDENTIAL
No. 1507
Following personal for Gass from Secretary of State:
Begins:
We have been most grateful for your informative and up-to-the minute accounts of how confrontation has been developing and your very clear analyses of the situation and of the measures needed to cope with it. They give us all here a very real feel of the situation, and a sense of participating and sharing with you and your advisers.
I would like you to know how much we admire the cool headed and courageous way you personally and all your team are handling the situation. Please accept my congratulations and thanks.
Best Wishes.
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