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TO HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1492
2 OCTOBER 1968
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1492 OF 2 OCTOBER
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING,
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WE CONTINUE TO ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO DEMONSTRATING TO THE CHINESE THAT REASONABLE DEHAVIOUR ON THEIR PART COULD YIELD THEM ADVANTAGES WHICH HARSH TACTICS HAVE NOT. IN THE MATTER OF DETAINEES, IN VIEW OF THE ARGUMENTS YOU HAVE ADVANCED PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SECURITY, WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD FOR THE TIME BEING PROCEED ON THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH 5 OF YOUR TELEGRAM. HOWEVER IN THE. COURSE OF OUR CONSULTATIONS WITH YOU HERE IN THE WEEK BEGINNING 21.0CTOBER, WE SHALL WISH TO REVIEW THE WHOLE PROBLEM WITH YOU, PARTICULARLY, IN THE LIGHT OF THE POINTS MADE IN PEKING TELEGRAMS NUMBERS 698 AND 905 AND YOUR
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