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CONFIDENTIAL

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Office of the British Chargé

H.K. ap.

d'Affaires,

Peking.

26 February, 1970.

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Dear comi

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Your letter HKK 1/12 of 10 February about Tang Chuen crossed Arthur Maddocks' letter CR 1/2856/69 of 5 February enclosing the post mortem report.

2. While I should have preferred to send more details to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the case, I see the force of the arguments in Maddocks' letter and agree that there is no reason gratuitously to give the Chinese a stick with which to beat us in the future, if they choose to revive interest in the

We have accordingly sent a brief follow-up Note to the Ministry, a copy of which I enclose.

case.

3. I am sending a copy of this letter to laddocks.

Yours ever, Jom

(J. B. Denson)

Colin Wilson, Esq.,

Far Eastern Department,

T.C.O.

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CONFIDENTIAL

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51 18 MAR 1970

HKK1/12

18. $70.

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