CYPHER/ CAT'A'
MORITY
PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1050
TO FOREIGN OFFICE
DATED 11 AUGUST 1967
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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 1050 OF 11 AUGUST RFI HONG
KONG CPRIORITY), AND POLAD SINGAPORE C FOR SHIPPING ADVISER).
HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1187 TO 0.0.1
WATER.
I TAKE IT THERE WOULD BE NO REPEAT NO QUESTION OF GETTING EXTRA WATER
FROM TAIWAN, AS LONG AS THE CHINESE FULFIL THEIR AGREEMENT AS I WOUD
EXPECT THEM TO DO. TO DO THIS MIGHT WELL JEOPARDISE SUPPLIES FROM
CHINA. ON THE OTHER HAND IF CHINA BREAKS THE AGREEMENT THOUGH SHE
WOULD NO DOUBT DISLIKE WATER BEING PROVIDED FROM TAIWAN WE SHALL
OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO GET IT FROM WHERE WE CAN AND I DOUBT IF THE CHINES
WOULD REACT EXCEPT IN THE PROPAGANDA FIELD, WHERE THEY WOULD HARDLY
SE
BE WELL PLACED.
HOPSON
SENT AT 0320 Z 11/8/67
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