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go back on the decision.
If we do
so;
it would
be hailed as a very significant victory by the
local communists in a sector which is of great
importance to them and would demonstrate that a
policy of blackmail over visas yields results.
The Governor's willingness to release two more
detainees at the same time as the notification
is made would be a useful counterveiling gesture
which might be reinforced if he felt able to
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increase the number to say/four or five-
v/four.
5. As to the suggestion that the diplomatic
offensive be reactivated, which is supported in Peking telegram No. 722, I doubt very much whether,even if we took action immediately, we could expect governments to bring any pressure to bear in Peking before 13 August.Since we have put the exercise off once already, Governments
are likely to be more reluctant than ever to
take action before a reasonable period of time
has elapsed and it is clear that the delay is
more than another routine example of Chinese
unpleasantness towards us. We should howwd
certainly keep up the pressure on the Chinese.
The best method would I think be to issue a 1 Sizzy public statement on 12 August es proposed.
Sir D. Hopson originally proposed that this
should be done by 6 August (Peking telegram No.
718) but later recommended that we should wait
to see whether he was allowed to leave as on придачу
requested on 10 August.-
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Thereafter we
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conside reactivating the dipromate