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ADDRESSED TO PRAGUE TELEGRAM NO 386 OF 23 JULY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO BUCHAREST BUDAPEST WARSAW SOFIA MOSCOW AND PEKING. 81 YOUR TELEGRAM NO 375: BRITISH MISSION IN PEKING.

YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THE EXCHANGE RESTING WITH MOSCOW TELEGRAM NO 690/1133. YOU MAY NOW CONSIDER THAT AN APPROACH TO THE CZECHOSLOVAK

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OU HAVE DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER AND IF SO WHEN YOU ACT ON THE OLINSTRUCTION IN MY TELEGRM NO 373 TO BERNE.

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