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13. Our view is (and this is also held by the Governor of Hong Kong) that the present situation arises rather from a hardening in the attitude of the Portuguese Government than, as alleged in the Portuguese approach to us, of the Chinese,

14. An identical submission is being made in the Foreign Office and this submission is also being put to the Secretary of State for Defence.

Hong Kong and West Indian Department "C",

Commonwealth Office,

Great Smith Street.

17th January, 1967.