TNAG-0039-FCO40-75-Border-incidents-with-China-1967 — Page 155

CYPHER/CAT A

IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

144

2 NOVEMBER 1967.

TOP COPY

HW

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1623

SECRET.

FOR COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND CABINET OFFICE FOR J.1.C.

YOUR JICTEL 788.

FOLLOWING COMMENTS FROM LICCHK).

PARAGRAPH 2, SECOND SENTENCE. THE GROUP OF COMMUNIST LEADERS IS STILL

IN CHINA.

2.PARAGRAPH 3. FOR

INFILTRATORS' READ 'DEMONSTRATORS'. THE

SEQUENCE OF THIS SENTENCE IS WRONG. THE P.L.A. ORIGINALLY KEPT THE

MAJORITY OFF THE BRIDGE AFTER OUR TROOPS HAD USED PHOSPHORUS GRENADES TO DRIVE THEM OFF. LATER, THE P.L.A. INTERVENED TO STOP SMALL GROUPS FROM GOING ON TO THE BRIDGE AFTER A FURTHER USE OF PHOSPHORUS GRENADE BY OUR FORCES.

3. MY TELEGRAM 1620 REFERS TO YOUR TELEGRAM 2221. WE HAVE ARRANGED TO GIVE LIMITED DISTRIBUTION ONLY TO J.1.C. WEEKLY ASSESSMENT FOR

THIS WEEK.RUY

Senti

Sent, to JIC

Jules. Top+ 19.

Green

Co. H.K. ill. 4.

I + G. Debt 4.

Petalitcal Affair Lift 1.

Top + 1-R117

1 R129. 1 Mr Baker 3ADR.

Ser D. Tranch

GOVERNOR SENT AT 0656z/02 NOV

RECD AT 07052/02 NOV

юру,

out

Hd Hong Kong Doll

Adv.

FEPD.

1.

FO.

Defence debt. 1.

FED.. DD+ PUSD. 1.

RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES N-9

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- 2 NOV 1967

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