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TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 733 OF 26 JULY 1973.

YOUR TELEGRAM NO 814: GODBER

1. PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT HAS MADE BANNER HEADLINES IN TODAY'S EVENING NEWS AND EVENING STANDARD. COPIES FOLLOW BY BAG. NEWS DEPARTMENT WERE ASKED FOR COPIES OF THE REPORT BY SEVERAL PAPERS. WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO DISTRIBUTE, LUT WE ALLOWED JOURNALISTS TO READ SOME OF OUR COPIES HERE. WE EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL PRESS COMMENT SHORTLY ND WILL TELEGRAPH THE TEXT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT EDITORIAL

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