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FM HONG KONG 070810Z MAR 34

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 607 OF 7 MARCH

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YOUR TELNOS 399 AND 400: MR WALTER SULKE'S LETTER.

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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MR SULKE MAY GIVE SOME PUBLICITY TO THE REPLY. IN THE LIGHT OF THE REACTION IN THE LEFT WING PRESS TO THE EXCHANGES AT MR LUCE'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT OF A REFERENDUM, AND BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY A SENSITIVE ISSUE WITH THE CHINESE WE THINK IT PREFERABLE TO OMIT REFERENCE TO IT IN THE REPLY. MOREOVER THE REPLY DOES NOT DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH MR SULKE'S SUGGESTION FOR A REFERENDUM.

2. IF YOU AGREE AND IF THE LETTER IS COMING TO US BY BAG CLOSING AT 071045Z, AND IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO DO SO, WE SUGGEST THAT THE REFERENCE BE DELETED. MAFT CONTAINS A REVISED DRAFT.

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