Peking and may lead to serious escalation of the pressures against us. But our view, subject to Ministers' decision, is that increasing pressure is going to be put upon us anyway and that this will be less rather than greater if we do not give the appearance of backing down immediately but take the position that the law of the Colony must be upheld.
8. We shall submit separately on the second decision, how to deal with the Peking statement.
(H.P. Hall) 15 May, 1967
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