CO537-6036 — Page 16

Having watter (18), formeer, the F.O. had second thoughts & wondered

whether in is of the Korean situation & Amencer action around Fomora, the linging into force of the 1950 and might not after all

be regarded by the Chinese as an

unfriendly act - me (b) of Sidelothears monte of 14/7.

Me

is I me it is H.K. for the reasons given in (13)

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The position wish to extend police patrols to the S.W. in that first boring to ling

The F.C. thought that the Ord

an extended to this and

are ducitful aletin

into fore the ancded 1850 Ord.

shad to brought into force before patrols

Now, for quite different -rearms (e.s Koca) they it would be politerally desirable for the Ord to to brought whe fine.

They and lancer like to know whether the bringing into quintin

of the 1950 and will affet

incidents occur in the "desputed" area,

legal position in any way

shd

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own new is the rinks

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incidents

rewiring

thing

ama

going to

an not likely to be affected much either way. If they

Ord

they will do so whether we claim the area under the Intregation

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entregation of international how as it concerns territorial waters ; & that the most effective way of discouraging

insident is for

forces to assume control of the arca quetly & firmly before the Chinese start pusstung in the area

tonnelies.

Could you please adrese in the punt ut & alone.

14/1

M2 me Petrie has

asked

me

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with

This

Clearly ÿ

we

are

involved

in a

dispute

with

the

Chinese

we

shall