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CONFIDENTIAL

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (0.A.G.)

Cypher

D. 17 July, R. 17

1967

0620Z

CONFIDENTIAL No. 1047

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Addressed to Commonwealth Office

Washington No.228, Peking No. 418, and POLAD Singapore No.247 (please pass to all)

My telegram No. 727.

U.S. Naval Visits.

We have been discussing with the Americans

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the schedule of visits of large U.S. and Royal Naval vessels for the next few months. The following visits are scheduled:

U.S.S. CONSTELLATION

25 to 30 July

- 31 July to 7 August

H.M.S. HERMES

U.S.S. HORNET

- 16 to 21 August

H. M. S. BULWARK

U.S.S. INTREPID

U.S.S. PROVIDENCE

U.S.S. ST. PAUL

- 21 August to 1 September

- 1 to 6 September

- 6 to 12 September

- 19 to 24 September

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The CONSTELLATION, HORNET and INTREPID are flat tops and the PROVIDENCE and ST. PAUL cruisers.

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This schedule bends the guidelines to a certain extent by reducing the time space between visits of major units. However in view of the cancellation of the visits of PRINCETON, BAINBRIDGE and HORNET in the last two months we think it desirable to be as co-operative as possible at present and I think we can accept the programme. Furthermore we think that there is a good deal to be said in the current situation for keeping the American presence in Hong Kong in the public eye.

(Passed to L.T.C. for repetition to Peking and Singapore

and to D.S.A.0. for Washington.)

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