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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 690 OF 18 JUNE 1973

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 657: REPRESENTATION ON NEW DILLS,

1. C.PIES OF LETTERS FROM LORD GARDINER, LITTON AND SARGANT WERE DESPATCHED ON SATURDAY 9 JUNE, PROBABLY IN CONFIDENTIAL BAG NO A 273. VE CANNOT BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF THIS AS LETTER WAS UNCLASSIFIED AND THEREFORE NOT SEPARATELY ITEMIZED, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE CERTAHLY BEEN THALUSED IN DAG 10 A275 WHICH LEFT THE FCO ON MONDAY 13 JUNE. BOTH BAGS SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE.

2. FURTHER COPIES OF THE LETTERS FROM LORD GARDINER AND LITTON HAVE BEEN SENT IN BAG NO A293 (ITEM 8) WHICH LEAVE THE FCO TODAY 18 JUNE.

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