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Peking telegram No. 311 to Foreign Office

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In servilely tailing after the United States policies of aggression and war despite the repeated protests of the Chinese Government, the British Government will in the end serious damage its own interest. The great leader of the Chinese people, Chairman Mao Tse-tung, said long ago, "Chamberlain started with the aim of injuring others only to end by ruining himself. This is the law of development which governs all reactionary policies."

"The Chinese Government cannot but tell the British Government in all seriousness, you must stop providing the United States with Hong Kong as a base of operation in its war against Viet Nam, otherwise, you must be held responsible for all the grave consequences arising therefrom"."

Mr. Hopson

FO/CO/WH DISTRIBUTION

F.E.D.

SSSSS

Sent 04092/21 March 1967

Recd. 10492/21 March 1967