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CONTEXT, ADVISED US NOT TO BE UNNECESSARILY CONCILIATORY, AND
EXPRESSED THE FEAR WE WOULD FALL INTO THIS TRAP. ON THE OTHER
HAND, I DO NOT MIND CONCESSIONS WHICH ARE NOT DAMAGING TO HONG
KONG AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THEM SINCE, AFTER ALL, NO
ONE CAN BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF COMMUIST REACTIONS.
9. IF, HOWEVER, YOU FEEL THAT DEREGISTRATION IN THIS CASE RISKS
TOO DANGEROUS A REACTION AGAINST THE EMBASSY IN PEKING, I AM
OF COURSE READY TO CONSIDER TAKING YET ANOTHER RISK HERE TO
AVOID ANY SUCH DISTRESSING EVENTUALITY.
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FO PLEASE PASS PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 316.
SIR D. TRENCH
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