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IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 2085
14 OCTOBER, 1968
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Copy No. 3. Registry
Amy R.200
ADUTECCO CO TELEGRA NO. 2035 OF 14TH CCTORES FOPIATED PA SINAGORE
FOT COPHONWEALTH OFFICE AND COM IET CHF 1.
KY TMCDIATELY PRECEUTIG TLCEGRAY ECFEKS
HWA 13/4/87
AT A POTING ON STH OCTOBER, ATTENSED BY SENICE COMMUNIST FILM PERSONALITIES, & Sten R.C.M.A. OFFICIAL DESCRIBED A DIPOCTIVE IN
STOA CUTLIPTS ORICE, HE STATED HAD BEEN PASSED BY PERMITT CHAU EN LAI TO A FONG KONG DELECATION RECENTLY VISITING PERING. AFTER CPCU RAD RECEIVED A REPORT ON THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG FROM THE DELEGATION HE REFERRED TO THE CETENTION OF ANTHONY OFEY AND MEMATXED THAT IF HE VETE NELCASED IT YOUD IN NO WAY AFFECT THE HONG KONG 'STRINGLE'. WHILST URGING LOCAL CORPUNICTS TO CONTINUE WITH THE STRUGGLE THE PREMIER STATED THAT THE PRESENT $11UATION WAS NORE FAVOURABLE FOR SINO-BEITISH $20/TIATIONS AND THAT NOTHING SPOULD STAND IN THE WAY OF THIS. HE STIPULATED THAT WHERE CONCESS- IONS HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE BY THE BRITISH, LOCAL COMMUNISTS SHOULD
AVOID PROVOCATIVE ACTION. HE HOPED THE DA TISH COULD DE PERQUAREU
TO MAKE FURTHER CONCESSIONS WHILUT OTHER CUNSPECIFIEZ) MITERO
WERE RESOLVED IN PICPAKING THE CEOUND FOR FURTHER MEGOTIATIONS
IN COMMENTING ON COMMUNIST TACTICS IN WONG KONG AS TO THE PROPAGATION
OF MAO THOUGHT THE FRENIEN SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT LOCAL CONDIT-
-1915 BE CONSIDERED AND STRESSED THAT 'FLEXIBILITY' WAS THE KIY ·
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SENICCLON HE POINTES CUT THAT THE METHOD OF STUDY AND APPLICATION OF
RAO THOUGHT IN HONG KOIX HUST DIFFER FROM THAT IN CHINA, THE
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