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Addressed to Moscow telegram No. 23 of 1 June. Repeated for information to:
Foreign Office Washington.
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Hong Kong
Colleagues report that Pravda of 26 May carried an article criticising China's policies towards Hong Kong. understand that a major theme was that the Chinese were prepared for Hong Kong to be used by Americans as a support base for their military operations in Viet Nam because of economic benefits this brought to China.
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Grateful for summary by En Clair telegram.
F.O. pass Moscow Priority No. 23, Routine Hong Kong No. 366 and Washington No. 126.
Sir D. Hopson
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