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ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 756**
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TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
13 JUNE 1968
ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 756 OF 13TH JUNE REPEATED PEKING.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 803 : RELEASE OF A DETAINEE.
AS REPORTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELEGRAM NO. 643, PROPOSAL TO
RELEASE CHOI AT EITHER LOWU OR KOWLOON RAILWAY TERMINUS FOR
RETURN TO CHINA WAS PUT TO NCNA ON 15TH MAY.
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2. ON 5TH JUNE WE CONTACTED NCNA AND REQUESTED WHETHER THERE WAS
ANY NEWS. NCNA REPRESENTATIVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
'AFTER INVESTIGATION WE HAVE FOUND OUT NOTHING CONCERNING THE
MATTER YOU MENTION IT IS NOT CREPEAT NOT) ACCEPTABLE TO CHINA
IF YOU WANT TO DEPORT CHOI TO CHINA'
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NCNA REFUSED TO ENLARGE ON THIS MESSAGE OR TO ENTER INTO DISCUSSION.
2. WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING FURTHER WHAT TO DO WITH CHOI IN THE
LIGHT OF THIS.
FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING AS MYTEL 286.
SIR D. TRENCH
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C.O. HONG KONG DEPT.
P.S.
P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD
MR. MASON
MR. ROB
HEAD OF P.A.D.
F.O. F.E.D.
P.U.S.D.
MR. BUTLER, P.U.S.D.
SIF D. ALLEN
SIR D. GREENHILL
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
MR. WILKINSON
P.S. DEPT.
P.S.
SPECIAL CARE 13 JUN 1968
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