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Mr Royle said that this was new to us too. There had been very

little discussion about Hong Kong except in informal talks with

interpreters. Lord Kennet had been struck by the permanent

discrepancy in Chinese policy between, on the one hand, support

for proletarian revolution and on the other hand the firm stand

which they believed was necessary against the Russians. After

much discussion, the Chinese had agreed that Western Europe did

not require a proletarian revolution provided it stood up against

the Russians! Another point was that although they believed in

principle that all foreign troops should return to their own

countries, they made an exception in the case of American troope

in Western Europe. The Chinese feeling of bitterness and hostility

towards the Russians was undoubtedly deep seated and genuine.

had come out particularly on the Nanking Bridge when their Chiness

hosts had described how the Russians had withdrawn their

technicians and blueprints. The Chinese made frequent references

to the 105 Russians expelled from London. On the question of

the "unequal treaties" between Russia and China, Ho Ying had said

that although Lenin had agreed to review these, an "historical

accident" had intervened to prevent the review; (Lord Kennet

commented that this was the first time he had heard Stalin

described as an historical accident).

Institute of Foreign Affairs had said "There is no hope till the

peoples of the Soviet Union rise up and overthrow their rulers".

Ho Ying had used the words "blackmail" and "our enemies" in

referring to the Soviet Union and explaining the reason for

Chinese civil defence measures.

The Vice Chairman of the

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