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CYPHER CAT A

ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 980

SECRET.

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SECRET

TO COMMONWEALTH OFF ICE

12 AUGUST 1968

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SAVING

ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 980 DATED 12TH

AUGUST REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, WASHINGTON, AND

TO POLAD SINGAPORE.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1346 : U.S. NAVAL VISITS.

WE SHALL PUT THESE PROPOSALS TO THE AMERICANS HERE IN THE NEXT

FEW DAYS.

2. U.S.S. ''AMERICA'' IS NOW IN HONG KONG AS PLANNED. I PROPOSE TO

APPROVE THE OTHER THREE VISITS DESCRIBED IN MY TELEGRAM NO. 905

PROVIDED THAT THERE ARE NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEANTIME. THEY DO

NOT CONFLICT WITH THE POINTS IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFFREMF.

CO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO PEKING AND WASHINGTON.

SIR D. TRENCH

/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

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