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CONFIDENTIAL

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

(The Secretary of State)

TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

(186)

Cypher

Sent 31 May, 1967.

2200Z

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63

FLASH

CONFIDENTIAL

No. 1095

Your telegram No. 734.

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Disturbances.

Our two immediately following telegrams

contain drafts of:-

2.

(a)

(b)

statement to be made in both Houses of Parliament tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon

notes for supplementaries.

Grateful for your comments not later than 10.00 hours B.S.T. on Thursday and for up-to-date figures for inclusion in paragraphs 5 and 7 of statement.

3.

You will appreciate that amendments may be made here in the course of Thursday. We will telegraph text of actual statement and supplementaries as soon as Hansard proof is available.

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Copies also sent to:-

Foreign Office

Mr. de la Mare

Mr. Bolland

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Mr. Wilson

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