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IMMEDIATE SECRET No.82

SECRET

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

D. 20th January 1967 R. 20th

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06.00 hrs.

Addressed to Commonwealth Office

Repeated

18

"Lisbon No.M.46

"Washington No.22

(Please pass IMMEDIATE

to both)

"Peking No.37

"POLAD Singapore No.15

TI

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TAST

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22.

Your telegram No.122.

Macao.

I agree and had already tentatively agreed with C.B.F. that soldiers should be accommodated in military camps under military arrangements and general supervision.

2. If they arrived with weapons, I would arrange for them to be disarmed and weapons held in safe custody pending return to Portuguese authorities.

(Passed to D.S.A.0. for repetition to Lisbon

and Washington)

F.0.(S)/C.O.(S)WH.(S) Distribution

Copies sent to:

Foreign Office

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11

11

#1

11

Ministry of Defence

Mr. Gorham Mr. Davidson

Mr. Hohler Mr. Bolland Mr. de la Mare Sir J. Rennie Mr. Henn