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Addressed to Hong Kong telegram No. 69 of 26 October Repeated for information to:

Foreign Office.

109 Your telegrams Nos. 580 and 581 to me and 1582 to Commonwealth Office.

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I would rather not, (repeat not), act as suggested in your telegram No. 581 and should prefer to reserve approach to Ministry

of Foreign Affairs for more crucial point. Ministry's comment reported in my telegram No. 68, reinforces this.

2. I made no agreement of the kind referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of your telegram No. 1582 to C.O. All I agreed to was to pass the

Ministry's message on. - paras of (2017)

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F.0. pass Immediate Hong Kong 69.

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