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TELEGRAM NUMBER 949 ·
IMMEDIATE
TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
31 JULY 1968.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1335: U.S. NAVAL VISITS.
UNFORTUNATELY THE U.S. NAVY COULD NOT MAKE THE SWITCH BECAUSE IT
WOULD ENTAIL TOO DRASTIC A REVISION OF THEIR PLANS. NOR WOULD A
SHORT POSTPONEMENT OF 'AMERICA' S VISIT BE POSSIBLE.
2. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE, THEREFORE, WOULD BE TO REFUSE PERMISSION
FOR THE VISIT. THE AMERICANS WOULD BE VERY DISAPPOINTED AS ATTACK
CARRIERS ARE THE TOP PRIORITY FOR THEM IN VISITS TO HONG KONG, BUT
IF YOU JUDGED IT NECESSARY IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO CANCEL THEY WOULD
NO DOUBT ACCEPT IT WITH THEIR USUAL OFFICIAL GOOD GRACE.
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3. I SHOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR A DECISION ON 'AMERICA VERY SOON
AS PREPARATIONS FOR ITS VISIT ARE ALREADY IN HAND AND, ALTHOUGH THE
AMERICANS HAVE TIGHTENED UP THEIR SECURITY, THE POSSIBILITY OF ITS
ARRIVAL MAY SOON BE KNOWN.
GOVERNOR Zir D. Trench
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