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PRIORITY COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (D.T.D.)
TELEGRAM NO. 1819
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2 SEPTEMBER, 1967 (HWB 1/17)
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1310
BOMB OUTRAGES:
PENALTIES.
WE ARE VERY SORRY THAT WE ARE STILL UNABLE TO GIVE YOU OUR CONSIDERED VIEWS ON THIS, QUESTION IS GOING TO MINISTERS SHORTLY.
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ONE OF THE FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IS POSSIBLE REPER- CUSSION ON OUR PEOPLE IN PEKING. HOPSON WHO HAD HEARD THROUGH B.B.C. OVERSEAS NEWS OF PRESSURE IN HONGKONG FOR THIS MEASURE HAS SENT FOLLOWING MESSAGE : QUOTE I HOPE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT MAY BE ADVISED TO AVOID, IF POSSIBLE, TAKING ANY NEW SEVERE MEASURES UNLESS THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. UNQUOTE WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THIS CONSIDERATION VERY MUCH IN MIND.
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