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"F.

CONFIDENTIAL

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

30th March, 1967.

Cypher

D.

B.

30th

08.55 hrs.

RECEIVED IN

ANNES No. 63

SI MAK1967

1 HWB2

PRIORITY

CONFIDENTIAL No. 409.

Addressed to Commonwealth Office. Repeated

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"Peking No. 142.

" POLAD Singapore No. 53. "Washington No. 82.

JPY FOR REGISTRATION

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My telegram No. 397.

30

MAP

# 2

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(S. of S. please pass

to all).

Visits of U.S. ships.

U.S. Naval Authorities have now asked for clearance for a visit by the cruiser CANBERRA (my telegram No. 368) between 13th and 18th April.

2. Timing is a bit awkward since the ship would arrive only two days after departure of BONHOMME RICHARD, but a re- arrangement of programme would apparently be difficult and I hardly think that we can sustain objections to the visit on this or other grounds now.

3. U.S. Authorities are therefore being informed that we would have no objection to the visit, subject to any political developments as a result of visit of BONHOMME RICHARD.

(Passed as requested)

FO/CO/WH Distribution

Copies sent to:-

Foreign Office

F.E.D.

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CONFIDENTIAL