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CONFIDENTIAL

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CYPHER/CAT A

ROUTINE HONG KONG.

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.4 TO TOKYO OF 14 FEBRUARY, 1970

CONFIDENTIAL.

ADDRESSED TO TOKYO TELEGRAM 4 OF 14 FEBRUARY RFI PEKING AND FCO.

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FCO TELEGRAM 114 TO TOKYO AND 91 TO HONG KONG : SECRETARY OF STATE'S

VISIT.

I AM REPLYING CONFIRMING THAT THE NEW DATES PROPOSED ARE ACCEPTABLE,

BUT HAVE NOT REPEATED TO YOU AS DETAIL OF ARRANGEMENTS HERE MAKE THE

TELEGRAM LENGTHY.

TO TOKYO AND FCO ONLY.

2. SIR JOHN PILCHER IS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL THIS EVENING (14 FEBRUARY)

BUT I WILL TRY AND ARRANGE FOR HIM TO SEE THESE TELEGRAMS BEFORE

DEPARTURE.

FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO TOKYO AND PEKING.

SIR D.TRENCH

FILES

F.E.D.

H.K.D.

NEWS DEPT.

P.S.

P.S. TO P.U.S.

PROT & CONF DEPT.

REPEATED AS REQUESTED]

RECEIVED. IN

CONFIDENTIAL..

R GISTRY No. 51.

1 / 1970+

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