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HONG KONG TELMO. 705 TO FCO

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8. THE INCURSIONS INTO BRITISH TERRITORY PROBABLY RESULT FROM A

DESIRE BY MEMBERS OF BORDER COMMUNES TO DISCOURAGE ESCAPES FOR WHICH

NO DOUBT THEY HAVE BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE. MEANWHILE, LOCAL COMMUNIST

ACTIVITIES SEEM CONFINED LARGELY TO ANTI-GOVERNMENT PRESS PROPAGANDA,

PERHAPS FURTHER INDICATION OF A DESIRE TO PRESERVE A PEACEFUL ATMOS-

PHERE FOR THE 1ST OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO WASHINGTON AND CANBERRA.

SIR D. TRENCH

FILE S

::ONG KONG D.

P.U.S.D.

F.E.D.

GUIDANCE D.

REPEATED AS REQUESTED [PASSED TO CABINET OFFICE]

ADVANCE COPIES SENT:

CONSULAR D.

CV. LAB, ADVISER

OV. POL. ADVISER

INFORMATION RESEACH D.

INFORMATION POLICY D.

SIR L. MONSON

KR. WILFORD

SIR E. PECK

MR. BURROUGHS

P.S. TO LORD SHEPHERD

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