TNAG-0040-FCO40-76-Border-incidents-with-China-1968 — Page 91

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COM NWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG

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18 JANUARY, 1968 (HWB)

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STAR BACKPAGE REPORT OF JANUARY 11 SEEN FIRST TIME TODAY AT GOVERNMENT OFFICE STOP AP REPORTER WAITING ME HOME ON MY ARRIVAL JANUARY 10 STOP SUGGESTION REGARDING APPROACH TO BRITISH MPS THERE PUT BY REPORTER AND CATEGORICALLY DENIED BY ME STOP STATEMENT REGARDING PITT ENTIRELY WRONG STOP PITTS NAME WAS NEVER MENTIONED BY ME TO REPORTER STOP NOR WAS ALLEGED INCIDENT INVOLVING REVOLVER AND LANDROVER STOP REST OF REPORT GROSSLY DISTORTED STOP ONLY PRESS INTERVIEWS GIVEN HERE WERE TO REPORTERS WHO APPROACHED ME AND I GAVE FACTUAL ACCOUNTS AS 1 REPORTED TO SB AND TO YOU PERSONALLY BEFORE MY DEPARTURE STOP VERY MUCH REGRET POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT TO YOU AND FORCE.

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