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CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Tel. No. 1011
CONFIDENTIAL
5 August, 1967
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 1011 of 5 August. Repeated for information to Hong Kong and POLAD Singapore and Saving to Washington.
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Your telegram No. 700: Border incidents at Lowu.
I am applying for urgent interview with Vice-Minister. If it is granted I shall make an oral protest on the lines requested, though I expect the Chinese would again insist on making their own protest first.
2. In present circumstances, it is quite likely that I shall not (not) be given an appointment. The Foreign Ministry was more or less closed yesterday, presumably in connexion with internal situation here. If I have not been given an appoint- ment by Monday morning, 7 August, I would propose to send the protest round in the form of a Note Verbale. Do you agree? Text of my proposed oral statement or Note is in my immediately following telegram.
Foreign Office pass Saving to Washington 27.
Mr. Hopson
Sent 03302/5 August Recd. 06392/5 August
[Repeated as requested]
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