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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (D.T.D.)
TELNO. 2399
23 NOVEMBER, 1967.
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 2399 OF 23 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING AND RAWALPINDI.
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YOUR TELEGRAM 1747. FOLLOWING FOR POLITICAL ADVISER,
WE AGREE THAT THERE IS NO HARM IN HAVING A NUMBER OF LINES OUT TO THE CHINESE ABOUT GREY, BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF REUTERS COULD KEEP US CLOSELY INFORMED ABOUT WHAT ACTION THEY ARE TAKING AND WHERE. WE ADHERE TO OUR VIEW THAT NO UNNECESSARY PUBLICITY BE GIVEN TO GREY. THE MATTER CAN BE RECONSIDERED AFTER WE HAVE SEEN THE RESULT OF THE INITIATIVES ALREADY TAKEN AND WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY IMPROVEMENT IN WORKING RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE FOLLOWING THE RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE CHINESE MISSION IN LONDON.
2. REUTERS IN LONDON AGREE WITH THIS LINE. (THEY WERE NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR THEMSELVES WHAT CHIPP WAS UP TO). THEY SAY THAT THEIR MANAGING DIRECTOR, GERALD LONG, MAY ALREADY BE IN HONG KONG. YOU MAY LIKE TO PUT THESE CONSIDERATIONS TO HIM ALSO.
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