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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO RAWALPINDI

TELNO 778

30 JUNE 1967 (SOUTH ASIA)

SECRET.

HONG KONG.

WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER WE COULD MAKE USE OF THE PAKISTANI

CONNECTION WITH THE CHINESE SO THAT PAKISTAN MIGHT ENCOURAGE

LATTER TO TAKE A MORE REASONABLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS HONG KONG. BEFORE WE CAN TAKE THE MATTER FURTHER, IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE YOUR PRIVATE ASSESSMENT ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:-

(A) IN PRINCIPLE WOULD PAKISTAN BE PREPARED TO MAKE ANY

APPROACH TO THE CHINESE OVER A QUESTION OF THIS SORT?

(B) IF SO, WILL THERE BE ANY CHANCE OF AN APPROACH BEING

MADE AT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT LEVEL?

2. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, 3 JULY.

CROSEC

SENT 2020Z 30 JUNE 1967

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

C.0. S.A.D.

D.T.D.

F.0. F.E.D.

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