97499 St.S.
Registry No.
Top Secret Secret., Confidential. Restricted.
Unclassified.
AG
KP
Aq
26.4.67
(80)
DRAFT
SECRET LETTER
To:-
J.B. Denson, Esq. 0.B.E.,
Foreign Office
Samanara.
AW.
Type 1+ 39,2
From
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
27 April 1967
Will you please refer to Secret Telegram
No: 426 from Hong-Kong to us, and connected correspond-
ence, on the subject of visits of the United States
war ships to Hong-Kong. A
The points involved fall under two heads:
(1)
The number of visits paid by the U.S.
war ships to Hong Kong.
(2)
The question of publicity and I deal-
with them accordingly-in this letter.
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Recive to me
HAG
27.467.
On the first point, we propose to ask the
Governor to take action in accordance with the last
sentence of paragraph 2 of his telegram No. 426.
We propose to ask him, at the same time, to let us
know immediately should there be any indication at
any time that the number of visits is likely to exceed
the 1966 figure. May wor
could
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lam it that you
no objection to this?
On the question of publicity, we realige the
dangers of re-opening the whole question of the guide-
lines already agreed with the Americans; we also
agree with the Governor's remarks in paragraph 2 of
his telegram No. 472. No publicity before a visit
is, in our view, more important than no publicity
after a visit and we should not in any event like to
see the period of no publicity before a visit reduced
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