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PRIORITY PEKING TO FOREIGN OFFICE

Telno 513

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1 June, 1968

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Addressed to Moscow telegram No. 23 of 1 June. Repeated for information to:

Foreign Office Washington.

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Hong Kong

Colleagues report that Pravda of 26 May carried an article criticising China's policies towards Hong Kong. understand that a major theme was that the Chinese were prepared for Hong Kong to be used by Americans as a support base for their military operations in Viet Nam because of economic benefits this brought to China.

2.

Grateful for summary by En Clair telegram.

F.O. pass Moscow Priority No. 23, Routine Hong Kong No. 366 and Washington No. 126.

Sir D. Hopson

[Repeated as requested].

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