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Telno 336

15 March 1968

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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 336 of

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

368A My telegram No. 327. [Detained Journalists]

Local agents (Dodwells) say that Master was extremely reticent and they got nothing whatever out of him. Ship is due at Singapore tomorrow, 16 March.

Foreign Office please pass Immediate H.C. Singapore 14 and Priority to Peking 112.

Sir D. Trench

[Repetition to Peking referred for Departmental decision, repeated as requested to other Post]

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