TNAG-0009-FCO40-45-Kowloon-disturbances-1967 — Page 134

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SECRET

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N/PS

19152 Sh

Sertat

cyphu. R.X.

15/5

RECEIVED

1.6 MAY 1967

T-

YPHER

मर 380

HONG KONG (Immediate)

W2 919.

(I'm mechate)

Repeated

PEKING

NG/

POLAD SINGAPORE (Precolis)

PEKING

POLAD SINGAPORE

Your telegram No. 609: Peking Statement.

We think that Peking will probably be prepared

to engaged in a prolonged war of nerves. It is on

this assumption we have been considering how to handle

the Peking statement preparatory to submitting to

Ministers.

2.

There appear to be four alternatives:

for Hopson to return the statement because it ·

is offensive;

(a)

HK.W.D. 1.G.D

(b)

to ignore it;

@

JIC EXTL. EXTL.

Departmental

Copes to:

Cabinet Of ice

D.I.O.

(J.I.R.)

F.C.

901 16/5

Mr. de la Mare

1030

3.

(c) to refute it in detail;

(1) to iscue a statement of our own explaining

what has happened and the policy we intend to

pursue.

Te cannot see that there is anything to be gained

by returning it: to slam the door in this way would

Mr. Bolland

Mr. Wilson

Hr. Denson Mr. Foggon

only aggravate the situation.

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