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CYPHUR G
PRIORITY WASHINGTON
TELEGRAT NUMBER 53
CONFIDENTIAL
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YOUR PERSONAL TELEGRAM NO. 38.
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TO HONG KO
H K. D.
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LATED 17 SEPTEMLER 1969
I HAVE AGREED (WHILE CHARING YOUR MOQIVINGS) TO PROPOSAL FOR UNGCRIPTED TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. TOHOULD THINK THAT ADOUT TWO MINUTES WOULD. DE ADEQUATE.
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2. IN EXCHANGING GREETINGS, WE MIGHT ESTALLISH THE FACT THAT DE IN WASHINGTON ARE AT THE END OF A DAY'S WORK ON TUESDAY EVENING WHILE YOU ARE DEGINNING YOUR WEDNESDAY. YOU 1.1GHT THEN EXPRESS PLEASURE AT CHOICE OF HONG KONG FUR LOCATION OF INFORTANT NEW COMMUNICATIONS LINK DETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE FAR EAST. I MI CONGRATULATE YOU ON HONG KONG'S GREAT SUCCESS IN TRADING WITH THE U.S. AND ASK WHETHER YOU FOREGEE THE NEW LINK LEADING TO DETTER ZUSINESS AND CLOSER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, 3. AFTER YOUR ANSWER, I MIGHT OBSERVE THAT AMERICANS ADINTRE HONG KONG'S ENTERPRISE DOTH IN TRADE AND IN SUCH AREAS AS URDAN DEVELOP- GENT AND THAT HONG KONG IS WELL KNOWN TO MANY AMERICAN TRAVELLERS. YOU MIGHT SUGGEST THAT LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FROM HONG Konta WILL MAKE IT FAMILIAR TO MANY HORE AND I COULD THEN ENQUIRE WHAT SORT OF PLANS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THIS. THIS WOULD GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU WISHED, TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY.
4. UNLESS YOU THOUGHT IT TOO TRIVIAL, WE HIGHT AS A FINAL PLEAS- ANTRY REVERT TO THE OPENING TOPIC OF THE TIME DIFFERENCE BY POINT- ING CUT TO EACH OTHER THAT A U.G. DUSINESSMAN RECEIVING A MESSAGE FROM HONG KONG ON YOUR MONDAY EVENING WOULD STILL HAVE THE WHOLE OF HIS MONDAY TO WORK ON HIS REPLY WHICH COULD REACH HONG KONG FIRST THING ON TUESDAY.
5. I DO NOT SUCCEST THAT THIS IS LIKELY TO DE RECORDED BY CUR DIOGRAPHERS AS AN EXAMPLE OF SPARKLING CONVERSATION. DUT, PROVIDED YOU AGREE WITH THE SUBSTANCE, IT WILL PERHAPS PASS. IN ANY CASE I SHOULD MUCH WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AS SOON AS
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