TNAG-0031-FCO40-67-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 134

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Peking telegram No. 558 to Foreign Office

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Hong Kong;

and

restrictions imposed by the British Government; the granting of entry and exit visas by the Chinese since August last. In order to convey this briefing I suggest our representatives should give the Governments concerned a memorandum which would set out the basic facts and serve as background for representations to the Chinese. My immediately following telegram contains suggested text. A further telegram deals separately with the question of publicity.

Foreign Office pass to Hong Kong 400.

Sir D. Hopson

[Repeated as requested]

DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION

F.0.

F.E.D.

P.U.S.D.

Consular Dept.

News Dept.

c.o. DSAO

H.K.D.

Personnel Dept.

Communications Dept.

EEEEE

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