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ROUTINE RONG KONG
TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM MUMPER 996
14 AUGUST 1968
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ADDRESSED CO TELNO 996 OF 14TH AUGUST RFI PEKING AND SAVING TO
PA SINGAPORE AND WASHINGTON,
(679) (680)
MY TELEGRAMS 895 AND 896: SINO-BRITISH RELATIONS.
FURTHER MEETINGS TOOK PLACE ON 16 JULY CTVICED AND 2 AUGUST,
2. KOTHING STRIKING EMERGED FROM THESE HOURS OF DISCUSSION. THE
KAIN POINTS WORTHY OF NOTE VERE AS FOLLOWS.
3. CATER SPOKE ABOUT THIS CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS AS ADVISED
BY CONTACT CPARAGRAPH 4 OF MY TELEGRAM 8955. THE MESSAGE CAME
BACK THAT LI WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS STATEMENT.
4.
CATER WAS ABLE TO CLEAR UP A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE
NATURE OF AN ALLEGED GOVERNMENT CIRCULAR CONCERNING THE REINSTATE-
MENT OF WORKERS.
5.
HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT'S
POLICY OVER CHUNG WAR SCHOOL. CONTACT TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS ·
EOTHING REALLY TO WORRY ABOUT ON THIS SUBJECT. ACCORDING TO HIM
L I REAL IZED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERMENT HAD NO REAL ALTERNATIVE
BUT SAID THE COMMUNISTS HAD TO MAKE A FUSS. IT WAS NOT A MATTER
OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO THEM,
6. CATER OFFERED TO GIVE CONTACT SOME SHORT ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE
RELEASE OF DETAINEES. WE PROFOSE TO GIVE HIN SHORT NOTICE OF THE
RELEASE PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE ON 15 AUGUST.
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