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IM DIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG
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ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 427 OF 8 MARCH
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING.
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PEKING TELNO 168: PRISON VISITS.
IN VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED IN PEKING TELEGRAM NO 174 WE DO NOT THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE INITIATIVE IN APPROACHING NCNA. IF, HOWEVER, THEY APPROACH YOU OUR VIEW IS THAT EXCHANGES ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISITS SHOULD BE PURSUED FOR TIME BEING AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED TO AFFECT OUR OFFER. WE ARE REVIEWING THE NEW SITUATION AND WOULD WELCOME YOUR VIEWS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND STUDIED THE COMMENTS TO WHICH HOPSON REFERS IN HIS 2)TELEGRAM NO 174.
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SUBJECT TO YOUR AND PEKING'S VIEWS, WE SEE NO REASON TO DEFER ACTION ON DEPORTATION OF FILM STARS (OUR TELEGRAM NO 404 REFERS).
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