TNAG-0032-FCO40-68-Relations-with-China-1968 — Page 231

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CYPHER/CAT A

PRIORITY SOFIA

ELEGRAM NO. 187

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

15 JULY 1968

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ADDRESSED FO TELNO 107 OF 15 JULY REPEATED FOR INFORMATION

TO MOSCOW.

DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE: PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 334 TO BUCHAREST AND OTHERS AND MY TELNO 186.

I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON DRAFT.

2. IF APPROACHED, BULGARIANS ARE LIKELY TO CONSULT AND

TAKE ORDERS FROM THE RUSSIANS. NEVERTHELESS I SEE NO

OBJECTION HERE TO AN APPROACH.

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3. IF I AM STRUCTED TO SEE BULGARIANS WOULD YOU AGREE

TO MY MENTIONING ANY EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE GIVEN

BY OUR MISSION IN PEKING TO ANY MEMBERS OF BULGARIAN OR OTHER

EAST EUROPEAN EMBASSIES WHEN HARRASSED? I SEEM TO RECALL

CUR CHARGE PHYSICALLY HELPING SOVIET DIPLOMATS AT PEKING

AIRPORT LAST YEAR, BUT THIS INSTANCE PRESUMABLY CANNOT BE

QUOTED ORALLY AS A DEMONSTRATION OF MUTUAL HELPFULNESS AT

TIME OF COMMON ADVERSITY IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO TACKLE RUSSIANS

THEMSELVES.

FC PASS MOSCOW.

MR. CRAWLEY,

[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

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