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TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
26 JUNE 1968.
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 817
CONFIDENTIAL.
ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 817 DATED 26 JUNE,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, WASHINGTON, AND BY SAVINGRAM TO POLAD SINGAPORE.
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YOUR TELEGRAM 1202: U.S. NAVAL VISITS.
'TICONDEROGA'S ARRIVAL WAS NOTED IN A ROUTINE REPORT ABOUT SHIP
VISITS WHICH APPEARED IN THE MAIN COMMUNIST PAPERS ON 20TH MAY.
THERE WAS NO COMMENT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO (REPEAT) NO OTHER
REFERENCES TO HER PRESENCE HERE.
2. 'TICONDEROGA' LEFT HONG KONG AS SCHEDULED ON 25TH JUNE.
CO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING 309 AND WASHINGTON 87.
SIR D. TRENCH.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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