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INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
(The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
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22nd January, 1967. 22nd
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No. 94.
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"Washington No. 27 (Commonwealth Office
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"POLAD Singapore No. 20. "Peking (by savingram).
The two main local left wing papers this morning give prominence on their Hong Kong news pages to articles about the
The claim presence in Hong Kong of Admiral Hyland and the C.G.S.
is made that despite denials by the British Government in the past, Hong Kong continues to be used by the U.S. as a military base. The question is posed whether the contact in Hong Kong between the two military leaders will push Hong Kong further into the whirlpool of the war of aggression in Vietnam
the close contact between
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these U.S. and British military leaders cannot but arouse the attention of the Chinese people".
2. In the Ta Kung Pao there is a short commentary entitled "Hyland comes once more to carry out activities", This describes in brief how Hong Kong has been used by the U.S. as "operational base in its war of aggression" and was proposed as a site for peace talks. The commentator concludes that the current visits of Admiral Hyland and the C.G.S. are obviously not accidental, and that the time has come for the British Government to consider the matter earnestly and to act with caution.
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