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HONG KONG TELNO 92: CHINA INTERNAL: MFA DEMARCHE ABOUT

DEMONSTRATIONS IN HONG KONG.

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1 PIGOTT SPOKE TO SHI JICHENG ON 8 JUNE, DRAWING PRIMARILY ON PARAS 1 AND 2 OF TUR.

2. SHI EXPRESSED THANKS AND UNDERTOOK TO REPORT. SPEAKING

PERSONALLY, HE THOUGHT THIS REASSURANCE WELCOME. HE THOUGHT THAT DEMONSTRATIONS AND SIMILIAR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE NCNA BUILDING

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THAT THE SOONER THE LATTER WAS RELEASED THE BETTER FOR ALL CONCERNED. HIS OWN VIEW WAS THAT

WOULD BE RELEASED SHORTLY.

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