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3. THE NCNA REPRESENTATIVES TOOK CAREFUL NOTE. THEY SAID THAT THEY
HAD HEARD NOTHING FROM THEIR SIDE ABOUT AN INCIDENT. THEY WOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAD BEEN SAID. THEY WERE SURE THAT THE
KWANGTUNG AUTHORITIES WOULD TREAT IT AS A SERIOUS INCIDENT AND WOULD CARRY OUT A FULL INVESTIGATION. THEY WERE SURE THAT THE PLA. COULD NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED (THE POLITICAL ADVISER AGREED): BUT LOCAL MILITIA MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
4. SO FAR WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LIMITING KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT
AND NOTHING HAS APPEARED IN THE PRESS. IF THE STORY DOES LEAK WE SHALL TRY TO PLAY IT DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
ROBERTS
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NEWS D
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