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CONFIDENTIAL
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 5 June, 1967. R. 5 11
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office (D.T.D.) Repeated
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Peking No.31 2
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F.A. Singapore No. 163
(S. of S. please pass both)
My telegram No. 728.
Hong Kong Disturbances.
H.M.S. BULWARK today began 4-day exercise in commando operations within our waters on the eastern side of the Colony.
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Sioux helicopter took off from BULWARK at about 11.30 hours northwards and then by mistake turned east instead of turning west into the exercise area. over Mirs point in Chinese territory and then turned
It flew north-east for several miles into Bias Bay until the error was realised. It then turned south
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