TNAG-0032-FCO40-68-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 100

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 977

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ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NU. 977 OF 9TH AUGUST REPEATED PEKİNG.

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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1302 : PULICY TOWARDS CHINA.

I WOULD HOPE TO BE ABLE TO AGREE GENERALLY WITH THESE PROPOSALS,

BUT IT WILL TAKE ME A LITTLE TIME TO EXAMINE THE PRACTICAL

ASPECTS IN SUFFICIENTLY CLOSE DETAIL TO ENABLE ME TO REPLY MORE

SPECIFICALLY. I WILL TELEGRAPH FURTHER IN ABOUT 10 DAYS AT LATEST.

2. MEANWHILE WE STILL PROPOSE TO RELEASE TWO MORE IN THE EVENING OF

THE 15TH AUGUST (VIDE MY TELEGRAM NO. 968 PARAGRAPH 2).

FO PLEASE PASS ROL INE PEKING.

SIR D. TRENCH

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