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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1006 OF 10 SEPTEMBER
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, PRIORITY HONG KONG, WASHINGTON, UKDEL NATO AND TOKYO.
DEATH OF CHAIRMAN MAO.
TASS AND SOVIET RADIO CARRIED THE NEWS OF MAO'S DEATH WITHOUT
COMMENT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE NEWS REACHED HERE.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE CPSU CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO THE CPC CENTRAL COMMITTEE WAS PUBLISHED LAST NIGHT AND, TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAO'S DEATH, APPEARS IN TODAY'S PRAVDA':
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUN LIST PARTY OF CHINA MAO TSE TUNG, ACCEPT OUR DEEP CONDOLEN
ENCES.
WE ALSO EXPRESS OUR SYMPAT
ND TO THOSE CLOSE TO HIM.
FAMILY OF THE, DECEASED,
ITH
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CABINET OFFICE
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