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HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 398 TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

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THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE READY TO SETTLE THE MOVEMENTS PROBLEM

IMMEDIATELY ON THE LINES SUGGESTED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN

NUARY: THEY LOOK TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT FOR AN EARLY

RESPONSE ON THIS MATTER. THEY ALSO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF

RECORDING YET AGAIN THEIR GRAVE CONCERN AT THE POSITION OF

CERTAIN BRITISH SUBJECTS DETAINED IN CHINA.

6. IN CONCLUSION, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REAFFIRM THEIR INTEREST IN

AND SINCERE DESIRE FOR A FULL NORMALISATION OF SINO-BRITISH REL-

ATIONS.

Add twas face musters of

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FOREIGN OFFICE PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO PEKING 137.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILES

C.O. H.K.D.

F.0.

I. & G.D.

P.A.D.

[REPETITION TO PEKING REFERRED FOR DEPARTMENT AL

DECISION].

MR. HALL

MR. ROB

P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD

P.S.

F.E.D.

D.D. & P.U.S.D.

SIR D. ALLEN

SIR D. GREENHILL

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