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OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

Sent 22 May, 1967. 2240Z

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FLASH SECRET No.1001

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Addressed to Governor Hong Kong

Repeated FLASH to POLAD Singapore FLASH to Peking

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PRIORITY to Washington

Your telegram No. 662. 1144

Disturbances.

Ministers approve courses II and IV.

On course II imposition of curfew might be preferable to declaration of closed areas but Ministers leave decision on actual method to you.

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On course IV Secretary of State for Defence has concurred. We assume that you will invite C.inG. F.E. to take executive action.

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Comments on other two courses will follow later.

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