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TELNO 1741 22 AUGUST 1967 (HWB)
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FOLLOWING FROM GALSWORTHY.
REPORTS HAVE APPEARED IN PRESS HERE (E. G. FINANCIAL TIMES) OF LARGE NUMBERS OF FUGITIVES (30,000 HAS BEEN MENTIONED) MIDWAY BETWEEN CANTON AND SHUM CHUH.
2. WE DO NOT WANT TO ADD TO YOUR PREOCCUPATIONS AT THIS MOMENT, BUT IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL. TO KNOW IF YOU THINK ANY ATTEMPTS AT MASS INFLUX ARE LIKELY IN PRESENT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BORDER AND TO HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE
THESE.
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SENT 2250Z 22 AUGUST 1967
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