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HONG KONG TELNO 92: CHINA INTERNAL: MFA DEMARCHE ABOUT
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1 PIGOTT SPOKE TO SHI JICHENG ON 8 JUNE, DRAWING PRIMARILY ON PARAS 1 AND 2 OF TUR.
2. SHI EXPRESSED THANKS AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. SPEAKING
PERSONALLY, HE THOUGHT THIS REASSURANCE WELCOME. HE THOUGHT THAT DEMONSTRATIONS AND SIMILIAR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE NCNA BUILDING
WERE LINKED TO THE DETENTION IN PEKING OF
AND AGREED
THAT THE SOONER THE LATTER WAS RELEASED THE BETTER FOR ALL CONCERNED. HIS OWN VIEW WAS THAT
WOULD BE RELEASED SHORTLY.
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