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PRIORITY HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Telegram No2 341

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16 March, 1968

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63 18 MAR 1968

HWB 3/2

Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No, 341 of 16 March,

Repeated for information to Peking and H,C, Singapore.

366A) My telegram No. 336.

We now have reliable information, apparently emanating at second hand from the agents, to the effect that Barrymaine was indeed taken off the ship at Shanghai. The Daily Telegraph correspondent here confirms that he was informed by his London Office that Barrymaine was travelling to Hong Kong on the ship, but that when he tried to make contact with him here the Captain denied all knowledge of him,

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There are local rumours to the effect that Barrymaine was arrested for taking photographs;

Foreign Office please pass Priority Peking No. 115 and Priority H.C, Singapore No. 15.

Sir D. Trench

[Repetition to Peking referred for departmental decision, repeated as requested to other post]

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