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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ΤΟ HONG KONG (D.T.D.)
TEL. 2241
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2 NOVEMBER 1967 (HWB 4/1)
ADDRESSED TO GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 2241 OF 2 NOVEMBER
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING POLAD SINGAPORE AND WASHINGTON.
(149
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1629.
FROM GALSWORTHY.
HONG KONG BORDER.
WE TAKE IT THAT IF THERE IS NO REPLY TO MESSAGE IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1617 WE WILL CONTINUE TO WAIT AND THAT IF
YOU FEEL YOU SHOULD SEND A FURTHER MESSAGE TO N.C.N.A. IT WOULD
BE TO EFFECT THAT YOU ARE STILL AWAITING REPLY FROM THEM TO YOUR
MESSAGE.
2. IF YOU GET A REPLY BUT, AS EXPECTED, IT IS UNSATISFACTORY, AS
SEEN FROM HERE WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE ADVANTAGE IN SPINNING OUT ARGUMENT OVER VENUE OF MEETING FOR A DAY OR TWO LONGER BUT STILL
ON THE AMICABLE TONE OF YOUR EXCHANGES SO FAR. BUT YOU AND YOUR
OFFICIALS ARE IN MUCH CLOSER CONTACT AND IF IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES
IT WOULD, IN YOUR JUDGEMENT, BE WISER TO AGREE NOW THAT VENUE FOR FURTHER MEETINGS SHOULD BE SHUM CHUN (1.E. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY BREAK DOWN OR FURTHER CHINESE DEMANDS) THEN WE WOULD SUPPORT
YOUR DECISION.
3. IN THAT EVENT WE AGREE WITH TACTIC SUGGESTED IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 3 BUT WE WOULD NOT LIKE THE MESSAGE TO USE THE PHRASE TO SOME EXTENT A CONCESSION TO OUR OWN DIFFICULTIES. WE SUGGEST
INSTEAD GOES SOME WAY TO MEET OUR EARLIER REQUEST'.
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