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Cypher

CONFIDENTIAL

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (0.A. G.)

D. 4 August, 1967

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AUG 1987

IMMEDIATE

CONFIDENTIAL

No. 1164

Addressed to Commonwealth Office Repeated to Peking No. 483

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POLAD Singapore No. 286

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Peking and to Singapore and saving to Washington).

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My Immediately Preceding Telegram.

PLA seemed unwilling, or unable to prevent

incidents from starting, but ultimately they ordered

demonstrators off the bridge, and, after receiving reinforcements they linked arms to prevent further incursions. A crowd of 300 to 400 which gathered in the background was not permitted to come forward.

2. In the light of this incident, which is front page news in communist press here on 4 August, ascribing to us responsibility for starting incidents and using tear gas, I hope that you will give further thought to the making of a protest as suggested in my telegram No. 1118.

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