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16/4

188

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Draft Telegram to:-

Hark Kony

No.

2334

16

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GOVERNOR HONG KONG

Addressed to

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repeated for information to

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Immediali Polad Singapore

masterton Washington

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187° 1264

Polge S'pore Washington

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Distribution:-

Following from Galsworthy.

Your telegram No. 1698. Border Talks.

We will consult Ministers first thing in

morning. But views of Foreign Office and ourselves

at official level are as follows.

2.

also

agree

We share your view that there is small prospect of agreement without some payment from our side, We agree with you that we must continue to stand firm on question of principle, and cannot therefore agree to pay compensation as of right. We think therefore Support approach on lines of your proposed statement, is the

right one. We have however following suggestions on statement iself.

As for telegram

No. 2284 to Hong Kong.

Copies to:-

ED AT

AT 1930/16/15.

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it

(a) We wonder whether it Might not be better to

avoid use of word "payment"?

(b)

If we

are going to make a payment to the production brigade (and we agree this would be the best met hod) of payment, rather than

to individual farmers we wonder whether there is any real need to try to get Chinese to acceptance from Chinese side that they would not make payments to persons involved in abduction of Knight or other acts of

violence.

3.

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