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PRIORITY COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 583

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TO DAR ES SALAAM

11 JULY 19 68

(F.E.D.)

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ADDRESSED TO DAR ES SALAAM TELNO 583 OF 11 JULY REPEATED FOR

INFORMATION TO PEKING, HONG KONG, WASHINGTON AND KAMPALA.

EXIT VISAS FOR PEKING STAFF.

Хосьм

FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM TO BERNE NO 358 HAS NOW BEEN REPEATED

TO YOU.

2. PLEASE ADVISE BY TELEGRAM WHETHER YOU CONSIDER THAT APPROACH TO TANZANIANS ON THESE LINES WOULD BE SYMPATHETICALLY RECEIVED, BEARING IN MIND THAT IT MIGHT BE UNWISE TO RISK USING UP TOO MUCH

GOOD-WILL SO SOON AFTER RESTORATION.

3. ASPECTS WHICH MIGHT APPEAL TO TANZANIANS WOULD SEEM TO BE: (1) TANZANIA WOULD BE ACTING IN CONSORT (THOUGH NOT IN A JOINT

DEMARCHE) WITH COUNTRIES OF VARIOUS POLITICAL COMPLECTIONS: (11) NO PUBLICITY WOULD BE INVOLVED (PARA 4 OF TEL UNDER REFERENCE (111) REQUEST IS MERELY TO ASK CHINESE TO CONFORM TO NORMAL

STANDARDS OF DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE AND DECENCY.

4. PEKING TELNO 559 WILL FOLLOW BY BAG.

5. IF IT IS DECIDED THAT A DEMARCHE SHOULD BE MADE PRECI SE

INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT

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RESEARCH DEPT.

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SOUTH ASIA DEPT.

HONG KONG DEPT.

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