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26 JUNE RFI TO HONGKONG (FLASH)
AND ROUTINE TO POLAD SINGAPORE AND WASHINGTON
MY TEL NO 764.
CNOT TO ALL).
I WAS SUMMONED BY VICE MINISTER LO KUEI-PO AT 10 A.M. THIS MORNING WH O READ ME A NOTE ADDRESSED TO THIS OFFICE REQUESTING
ME TO PASS A COMMUNICATION TO MY GOVERNMENT, THE REST OF THE
NOTE DEALT FIRST WITH RECENT INCIDENTS IN KOWLOON, AND
SHA TAU
KOK ON 23 AND 24 JUNE. IT THEN ISSUED WARNING THAT HMG MUST
IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCT THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES IN HONGKONG TO COMPLY
WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE HONGKONG WORKERS AND IN PARTICULAR THE
FIVE POINT DEMANDS OF MFA STATEMENT OF 15 MAY.
2. AS NOTE WAS COUCHED IN GROSSLY UNDIPLOMATIC LANGUAGE
INCLUDING ACCUSATIONS OF MURDER AND TORTURE BY HONGKONG POLICE AND
AT LEAST TWO REFERENCES TO '' FASCIST'' ATROCITIES I REFUSED
TO LUCEPT IT. I ALSO TOLD THE VICE MINISTER THAT HIS VERSION
OF EVENTS WAS
COMPLETELY DISTORTED AND GAVE HIM SOME EXAMPLES
IN CONNEXION WITH INCIDENT OF 23 JUNE. THE VICE MINISTER
SAID IT WAS MY DUTY TO ACCEPT THE NOTE I REPLIED THAT ON THE
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CONTRARY IT WAS MY DUTY TO REFUSE IT. I WOULD HOWEVER GIVE A FULL
REPORT TO MY GOVERNMENT OF OUR CONVERSATION. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ** SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES'' OF MY ACTION.
3. TEXT OF NOTE AS RECONSTITUTED BY MY STAFF IS IN MIFT.
VICE MINISTER SAID IT WOULD BE PUBLISHED
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