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ROUTINE COPENHAGEN

TELEGRAM NUMBER 254

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CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

4 JULY 1968. -

ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELNO 254 OF 4 JULY REPEATED

FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING AND HONG KONG.

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FOREIGN OFFICE TELNO 358 TO BERNE: SRITISH MISSION

IN PEKING.

THE DANES WOULD NOT WISH TO BE PACEMAKERS IN INTERVENING

WITH THE CHIVESE ON BEHALF OF OUR MISSION IN PEKING. ON

THE OTHER HAND THEY WOULD NOT WISH TO STAND ASIDE IF OTHERS

HELP. PROVIDED SOMEONE ELSE TAKES THE LEAD THEY WILL BE

WILLING TO FOLLOW. THEY WOULD NOT WISH TO PUBLICISE THEIR

OWN INVOLVEMENT SUT MOULD NOT OBJECT TO OUR PUBLICISING OUR

OWN EFFORTS IF WE DECIDED TO DO SO.

FO PASS PEKLAG, HONG KONG.

MR. WRIGHT

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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