TNAG-0029-FCO40-65-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 123

CYPHER/CAT'A'

PRIORITY

HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 353

SECR

TO

COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

19 MARCH 1968

નવી Onjualan HWA 1/13

FOR GALSWORTHY. YOUR TELEGRA M NO. 499: VISIT TO LONDON.

I QUITE SEE THE FORCE OF THE ARGUMENTS IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 2, AND WHILE I CAN STILL SEE VERY CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGE IN GIVING HOPSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE FEEL OF THE PRESENT SITUATION

HERE AND OF THE CURRENT ATTITUDE IN HONG KONG TOWARDS RELATIONS

WITH CHINA, THE DANGERS OF HIS VISITING HERE DO DEPEND SO CROATLY

ESPATLY ON PRESENTATION AND ON

DE

VELOPMENTS IN THE MEANWHILE

THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO GIVE A FIRA VIEW NOW.

380

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63

19 MAR 1768

M4A3/2

2. MUST WE DECIDE

STRAIGHT AWAY AND COULD WE NOT WAIT A LITTLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING

COMES OF THE PROPOSAL BEFORE DECIDING? IF THIS IS IMPRACTICABLE,

PERHAPS THE RISKS OF REPERCUSSIONS WOULD BE LESSENED IF IT WERE

TO BE ARRANGED THAT HE COME HERE AFTER RATHER THAN BEFORE HIS

VISIT TO LONDON.

مهم

3. YOUR PARA 1: ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AT 1700 HOURS LOCAL

TIME ON WEDNESDAY 20TH MARCH.

Sir D. Trench.

Co

SENT 0616Z 19 MARCH

RECD 06162 19 MARCH

Files Toh+ 13.

H. K. Kaht

P.S. to Lord Shepherd hir. M. James

Mi Hall Ml Denson

M. Murray

ме

Mr Christifas

LAST

1978

1-R12G

1. Bates + RI17

3-ADR