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Cypher
IMMEDIATE SECRET No.82
SECRET
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 20th January 1967 R. 20th
ог
06.00 hrs.
Addressed to Commonwealth Office
Repeated
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"Lisbon No.M.46
"Washington No.22
(Please pass IMMEDIATE
to both)
"Peking No.37
"POLAD Singapore No.15
TI
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TAST
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22.
Your telegram No.122.
Macao.
I agree and had already tentatively agreed with C.B.F. that soldiers should be accommodated in military camps under military arrangements and general supervision.
2. If they arrived with weapons, I would arrange for them to be disarmed and weapons held in safe custody pending return to Portuguese authorities.
(Passed to D.S.A.0. for repetition to Lisbon
and Washington)
F.0.(S)/C.O.(S)WH.(S) Distribution
Copies sent to:
Foreign Office
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Ministry of Defence
Mr. Gorham Mr. Davidson
Mr. Hohler Mr. Bolland Mr. de la Mare Sir J. Rennie Mr. Henn