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SECRET

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

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FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

D. 7th February 1967

R. 7th

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08.10 hrs.

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IMMEDIATE SECRET

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No.170

($42)

Addressed to Commonwealth Office Repeated

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Peking No.64

"POLAD Singapore No.29

Your telegram No.203 and my telegram No.153.

Exercise Caricature.

Timing of publicity of this exercise and its notification through departmental channels to New Territories villagers is likely to be made difficult by intervening Chinese New Year holidays on 9th and 10th February.

2.

Grateful therefore for notification of ministerial decision as soon as possible.

3.

There has so far been no change in substance in the position as reported in my telegram No.153.

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Ministry of Defence

(C.O.S. Committee)

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Sir J. Rennie

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Mr. Greenhill

Mr. Brooke Turner

Mr. de la Mare Mr. Bolland

Mr. Henn

Major-General

J.H. Gibbon