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CONFIDENTIAL
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
Cypher
Sent 17 May, 1967.
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CONFIDENTIAL
No. 938.
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Following telegram of 17 May from Tokyo to
Foreign Office No. 262 addressed to Governor Hong Kong No.? 48.
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"Situation in Hong Kong".
We are beginning to get enquiries from British businessmen here, and from tourists, about the present disturbances in Hong Kong. We have taken a reassuring line with them, and have said that the disturbances are very localised and have been taking place away from the main business and tourist areas. If, however, we should say anything more than this, we should be grateful for guidance.
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In particular one Civil Aviation and Shipping representative here has asked to be informed in the unlikely event of any interruption of commercial telegraphic communication between Japan and Hong Kong, for example by strike action, as soon as we hear of it. We have assured him that such an interruption is most improbable, but have agreed to pass on to him any appropriate information.
We hesitate to add to your burdens at this time, but should be grateful for telegraphic warning if an interruption becomes likely.
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