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CONFIDENTIAL

CYPHER CAT/A

PRIORITY HONG KONG

TAD

NO COPY

...TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

OFFICE

PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 6 TO PEKING

8 JANUARY 1970

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ADDRESSED PEKING TELNO 6 OF 8 JANUARY REPEATED F C 0.

YOUR TELEGRAM 5: DEATH OF TRADE UNION LEADER.

FOLLOWING FROM POLITICAL ADVISER.

WE THOUGHT OF SENDING YOU A REPORT ON 30 DECEMBER WHEN THE LETTER

TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY WAS DELIVERED BUT DECIDED NOT TO BECAUSE

THE CONTENTS WERE ON STANDARD LINES AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD WAIT

TO SEE WHETHER THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS PRODUCED ANYTHING TO

REPORT. WE DECIDED NOT TO REPLY TO THE LETTER,

2. I AM SORRY WE DID NOT SEND YOU FULLER AND EARLIER REPORTS.

( F C O PLS PASS PRIORITY TO PEKING)

SIR D. TRENCH

/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/

FILES

HONG KONG DEPT.

F.EASTERN DEPT.

P.U.S.D.

RECEIVED IN

REGETRY No.51

102 JAN 1970

1.R.D.

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NEWS DEPT.

MR. WILFORD

HICK

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