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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 270 TO HONG KONG

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THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED IN YOUR TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE WITH TWO SMALL ADDITIONAL CHANGES:

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(A) AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECSOND PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 13 WE WOULD PREFER THE WORDS CONSTANT RAIDS WERE MOUNTED TO BE REPLACED BY

''ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST''.

(B) IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 11 WE DOUBT IF IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO INCLUDE THE WORDS AND INDEED THROUGHOUT CONFRONTATION

THIS FORCE HAS BEEN MORE CONCERNED TO PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS THAN TO FOMENT THEM''. THEY MIGHT BE SEIZED ON BY THE EXTREMISTS IN

KWANGTUNG AS EVIDENCE OF LACK OF REVOLUTIONARY ZEAL ON THE PART OF

THE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY AND USED AS A MEANS OF PRESSING THE

P.L.A. INTO PLAYING A TROUBLE-MAKING ROLE ON THE BORDER IN FUTURE.

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