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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 370 TO PEKING
UNCLASSIFIED
16 SEPTEMBER, ́ 1968
ADDRESSED PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 370 OF 16TH SEPTEMBER REFEATED S. OF S.
CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCED VISAS FOR LAUGHTONS
OF SERVICE TYPE. THEY WERE RETURNED TO CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE IMMEDIATELY WITH A WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF WHAT WAS WRONG. CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE PROMISED TO SEND PASSPORTS BACK TO CANTON BY
TOMORROW'S TRAIN.
2. EVEN IF THE MISTAKE IS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY LAUGHTONS WILL
NOT NOW BE ABLE TO TRAVEL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE FEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
FEK LAG.
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