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HONG KONG TELMO. 705 TO FCO
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8. THE INCURSIONS INTO BRITISH TERRITORY PROBABLY RESULT FROM A
DESIRE BY MEMBERS OF BORDER COMMUNES TO DISCOURAGE ESCAPES FOR WHICH
NO DOUBT THEY HAVE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE. MEANWHILE, LOCAL COMMUNIST
ACTIVITIES SEEM CONFINED LARGELY TO ANTI-GOVERNMENT PRESS PROPAGANDA,
PERHAPS FURTHER INDICATION OF A DESIRE TO PRESERVE A PEACEFUL ATMOS-
PHERE FOR THE 1ST OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.
SIR D. TRENCH
FILE S
::ONG KONG D.
P.U.S.D.
F.E.D.
GUIDANCE D.
REPEATED AS REQUESTED [PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]
ADVANCE COPIES SENT:
CONSULAR D.
CV. LAB, ADVISER
OV. POL. ADVISER
INFORMATION RESEACH D.
INFORMATION POLICY D.
SIR L. MONSON
KR. WILFORD
SIR E. PECK
MR. BURROUGHS
P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD
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