TNAG-0038-FCO40-74-Border-incidents-with-China-1967 — Page 130

CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG

IMMEDIATE FOREIGN OFFICE TO PEKING

TEL. NO. 700

4 AUGUST, 1967

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CONFIDENTIAL.

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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NO 700 OF 4 AUGUST REPEATED

FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG AND H.C. SINGAPORE AND SAVING TO WASHINGTON,

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HONG KONG TELEGRAMS NOS 1163 AND 1164: INCIDENTS ON THE BORDER

AT LO WU.

UNLESS YOU SEE OBJECTION, PLEASE SEEK AND URGENT INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MAKE A STRONG PROTEST ABOUT THESE AND EARLIER INCIDENTS (HONG KONG TELEGRAM 1118 TO C.O.). YOU SHOULD EMPHASISE THAT THE P.L.A. ONLY INTERVENED ON THIS OCCASION WHEN SERIOUS INCIDENTS HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. IF SUCH INCURSIONS ACROSS THE BORDER BY HOOLIGANS CONTINUE THEY COULD CREATE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION,

2. PLEASE REPORT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE SECURED AN INTERVIEW.

3. AFTER YOU HAVE TAKEN ACTION, WE INTEND TO SAY IN ANSWER TO PRESS ENQUIRIES THAT WE HAVE MADE A STRONG PROTEST TO THE CHINESE. UNATTRIBUTABLY WE SHALL ADD THAT THE INCIDENTS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN PART OF A DELIBERATE PLAN OF PROVOCATION. WHILE THE POL.A. DID NOTHING AT FIRST, THEY EVENTUALLY INTERVENED TO STOP THEM.

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CONFIDENTIAL

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 62

- 8 AUD1967

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SENT TO HONG KONG AS COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (D.T.D.) TELEGRAM NO. 608