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4. THE NEXT U.S. SEVENTH FLEET SCHEDULING CONFERENCE CMY TELEGRAM
NO. 898 PARAGRAPH 1) IS DUE TO OPEN ON 29TH JULY. IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR THE AMERICANS THAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY
INTENDED MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING POLICY OVER VISITS TO
HONG KONG IN PLANNING SHIP PROGRAMMES FOR THE NEXT QUARTER,
AND I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW, IF POSSIBLE BEFORE 25TH JULY,
WHETHER YOU ACCEPT GENERALLY THE PROPOSALS IN PARAGRAPH 9 OF MY
T-LEGRAM NO 883.
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SIR D.TRENCH
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