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IMMEDIATE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG (D.T.D.)
NO 2206 27 OCTOBER, 1967 (FED)
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ADDRESSED TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO. 2206 OF 27 OCTOBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, POLAD SINGAPORE AND WASHINGTON.
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 1587 HONG KONG BORDER.
WE AGREE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE DIALOGUE GOING.
2. WE ALSO AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THE M.F.A. TO BE INFORMED OF THESE EXCHANGES. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE CHINESE SHOULD MISREPRESENT THE TERMS OF OUR ACCEPTANCE OF BORDER TALKS AND ATTEMPT TO DICTATE THE PLACE OF MEETING. WE ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT MEETINGS BE HELD ALTERNATELY IN HONG KONG AND CHINESE TERRITORY. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE THINK THAT, WHEN YOU HAVE REPLIED TO MY TELEGRAM NO. 2205, MR. HOPSON SHOULD INFORM THE M.F.A. OF THE EXCHANGES SO FAR, AND SHOULD ADD THAT IT IS YOUR VIEW THAT THE MEETINGS BE HELD ALTERNATELY AT EITHER END OF THE LO WU BRIDGE.
3. IS THERE A SUITABLE MEETING PLACE ON OUR SIDE OF THE BORDER AT MAN KAM TO AND WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE TO REMOVE THE BARRIER ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PASSAGE OF DELEGATIONS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS?
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