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PRIORITY HONG KONG

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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 717

3 JUNE 1968

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ADDRESSED CO TELNO 717 OF 3RD JUNE RFI PEKING.

لدانا

PEKING TELEGRAM 483 TO YOU: ENTRY VISAS.

WALDEN'S VISA HAS ARRIVED. IT IS FOR ONE MONTH, EXPIRING ON 2 JULY.

2.

NASH WILL ARRIVE HONG KONG ON 28 JUNE. HANNAM AGREES THAT

LAUGHTONS WILL BE FREE TO TRAVEL FROM 8 JULY. HUNTER COULD BRIEF

LAUGHTON IN HONG KONG ON HIS WAY OUT.

3. I SUGGEST WE COLLECT LAUGHTON'S VISAS IMMEDIATELY, REQUESTING

LONGEST POSSIBLE VALIDITY FROM 7 JULY.

4.

THE MOVEMENT OF BOTH WALDEN AND LAUGHTON FROM HERE TO PEKING WILL OF COURSE NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL AUTHORITY IS RECEIVED FROM

YOU.

FO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING 272.

SIR D.TRENCH.

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