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SECRET

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

(The Secretary of State)

TO HONG KONG (0.A.G.)

Cypher

Sent 11 August, 1967. 1023Z

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FLASH SECRET No. 1653

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Addressed to 0.A.G. Hong Kong.

Repeated FLASH to Peking.

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PRIORITY

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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES No. 63 14 AUGIY67

MUA ~// 4/1.

Your telegram No. 1203.

Man Kam To.

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Grateful to receive earliest a detailed report on incident and your assessment of situation on the border.

2. B.B.C. have asked for our comments on a report from their representative in Hong Kong that situation on border is now critical and that the taet which Government forces have hitherto shown is now having little effect.

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