TNAG-0382-FCO40-428-Sterling-assets-and-balance-of-payments-of-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 162

Date and time (G.M.T.) telegrain should reach addressee(s)..

2201002

21/"

02077 มาๆ

V

274 1973

O.L. A.

ARKS/1.

00 Hn't.KONG

GRS 150A

PUSKDY 22010AZ

CYPHER CAT A

FM FCO 211400Z

DESKDY RWⱭOOZ

ONFIDENTIAL

1

10 MEIATE GOVERNOR HÔNG KONG TELO 1193 OF 21/11

OUR TELEGRAM NO 1318. YELLOW STREAK

KON PARRATT FROM HRS HEDLEY-HILLER,

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1. THE TREASURY PRESS OFFICE HAS SPOKEN TO THE AUTHOR OF THE PILCE IN QUESTION, MARTIN WALKER. HE IS ENGAGED IN WHAT HE CALLS RIVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AND HAS COLLECTED A STRING OF ALLEGED "CANDALS RELATING TO HONG KONG WITCH WILL PRESUMABLY COME OUT IF HE CAN PERSUADE AN EDITOR TO ACCEPT THEM. THE FCO KNOW ABOUT 111S. DUT IT IS WELL-HIGH IMPOSSIBLE AND PROBABLY UNDESIRABLE TO TRY TO STEP IN, EVEN IF THE STORIES COME INTO THE CATEGORY

QUOTE SMEAR UNQUOTE JOURNALISM,

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