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SECRET

OUTWARD TELEGRAM

FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

HW B 10/6

IMMEDIATE

Sent 7th February, 1967. 23.55 hrs.

SECRET No. 241

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Addressed to Governor Hong Kong Repeated IMMEDIATE to (1) Peking

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to (2) POLAD Singapore.

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Your telegram No.170.

Exercise Caricature.

Exercise is cancelled because of dangers of Chinese reaction. Grateful to know urgently whether you see any objection to some or all of vessels and units involved visiting you as planned for minor training activities and rest and recreation (paragraph 9 of your telegram No. 153 refers) and for Peking's views on possible Chinese reaction to this.

(Passed to D.S.A.0. for repetition to Peking

and POLAD Singapore)

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Copies sent to:-

Foreign Office

Sir J. Rennie

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Mr. Greenhill

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Ministry of Defence

(ARE (b))

Ministry of Defence

(C.O.S. Committee)

Commonwealth Office

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Mr. Brooke Turner

Mr. de la Mare Mr. Bolland

Mr. Henn

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Major-General J.H. Gibbon

Major-General McNeill Mr. Doubleday

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