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CYPHER/ CAT'A'

MORITY

PRIORITY PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 1050

TO FOREIGN OFFICE

DATED 11 AUGUST 1967

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ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 1050 OF 11 AUGUST RFI HONG

KONG CPRIORITY), AND POLAD SINGAPORE C FOR SHIPPING ADVISER).

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 1187 TO 0.0.1

WATER.

I TAKE IT THERE WOULD BE NO REPEAT NO QUESTION OF GETTING EXTRA WATER

FROM TAIWAN, AS LONG AS THE CHINESE FULFIL THEIR AGREEMENT AS I WOUD

EXPECT THEM TO DO. TO DO THIS MIGHT WELL JEOPARDISE SUPPLIES FROM

CHINA. ON THE OTHER HAND IF CHINA BREAKS THE AGREEMENT THOUGH SHE

WOULD NO DOUBT DISLIKE WATER BEING PROVIDED FROM TAIWAN WE SHALL

OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO GET IT FROM WHERE WE CAN AND I DOUBT IF THE CHINES

WOULD REACT EXCEPT IN THE PROPAGANDA FIELD, WHERE THEY WOULD HARDLY

SE

BE WELL PLACED.

HOPSON

SENT AT 0320 Z 11/8/67

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