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ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 980
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TO COMMONWEALTH OFF ICE
12 AUGUST 1968
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SAVING
ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 980 DATED 12TH
AUGUST REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, WASHINGTON, AND
TO POLAD SINGAPORE.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1346 : U.S. NAVAL VISITS.
WE SHALL PUT THESE PROPOSALS TO THE AMERICANS HERE IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
2. U.S.S. ''AMERICA'' IS NOW IN HONG KONG AS PLANNED. I PROPOSE TO
APPROVE THE OTHER THREE VISITS DESCRIBED IN MY TELEGRAM NO. 905
PROVIDED THAT THERE ARE NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEANTIME. THEY DO
NOT CONFLICT WITH THE POINTS IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFFREMF.
CO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO PEKING AND WASHINGTON.
SIR D. TRENCH
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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