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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (DTD)
TELNO 2387
SECRET.
22 NOVEMBER 1967 (HWB 4/1)
ADDSD TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 2387 OF 22/11 REPEATED FOR ANFORMATION TO POLAD SINGAPORE WASHINGTON,
195
YOUR TELNO 1709.
HONG KONG BORDER.
WE ASSUME YOU WILL BE SENDING US DETAILED REPORT AS SOON AS DE BRIEFING OF KNIGHT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. WE SHOULD HOWEVER
BE GRATEFUL FOR EARLY INTERIM TELEGRAPHIC REPORT ON MAIN FEATURES OF HIS RETURN TO BRITISH TERRITORY. THIS HAS BEEN GIVEN WIDE PRESS COVERAGE AND WE SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME OFFICIAL INFORMATION
IN A POSITION AGAINST WHICH TO CHECK REPORTS. FOR EXAMPLE, ARE YOU TO SAY WHETHER HIS ESCAPE WAS GENUINE OR WHETHER IT WAS
CONTRIVED BY CHINESE?
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