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Addressed to Peking telegram No. 577 of 23 October. Repeated for information to Commonwealth Office..
My immediately preceding telegram.
It would be helpful if you could inform Ministry of Foreign Affairs of broadcast and make the point that threatening gestures on frontier are hardly a good prelude to suggested talks.
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Preliminary contact has now been made with N.C.N.A.
Foreign Office please pass Peking 577.
Sir D. Trench
Sent 07472/23 October Recd. 07482/23 October
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