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IMMEDIATE PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Telno 223 20 March, 1968
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 223 of 20 March Repeated for information to:- Hong Kong.
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377 Hong Kong telegram No. 344:
Deportees.
I agree we should try to get message in paragraph 4 of telegram under reference across, but for the present at any rate I think this would be best done via channel referred to in Hong Kong telegram No. 331. The attitude of the Chinese in Peking (or à fortiori London) is likely to be the propaganda line of last Friday's protest. When I tried to get over something of this idea on 15 March Hsueh simply read back parts of the protest Note. I may be able to say, something more if a suitable opportunity arises but
I would prefer not to make special approach myself at this stage.
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Paragraph 7 of telegram under reference. As explained in my telegram No. 211 I would not favour a harder publicity 373 line or indeed any deliberate publication at this stage.
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Sir D. Hopson
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