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FOCO 0023/17

FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TOKYO TELNO 262 OF 17 MAY TO FOREIGN OFFICE

SENT TO YOU FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO HONG KONG.

ROUTINE.

CONFIDENTIAL.

PLSE PASS FOLLOWING TO GOV HONG KONG AS MY CGP UNDEC ? 48).

"SITUATION IN HONG KONG"

WE ARE BEGINNING WE 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, HOWVER, WE SHOULD SAY ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS, WE SHOULD

BE GRATEFUL FOR GUIDANCE.

2. 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.

SENT AT 17/1345Z RR

QSL 171345Z GB

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