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Mr Forster
MR MACKILTIGIN
Sir A. Galsworthy has discussed with
Mrs Hart and the P.U.S. the question
of a personal message from the Secretary
of State to Mr Gass in Hong Kong.
They have agreed the following
text and if the Secretary of State agrees
they hope that it might issue this evening:
"Personal for Gass from the Secretary of
State
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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
And all
your team
way you *x*x*xing personally are
handling the situation. Please accept
my congratulations and thanks.
Best Wishes
R
ENDS.
Ал
(A.M. Drury)
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