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CIGARETTES. WE ARE CHECKING THE BONA FIDES OF THE SHIPMENT WITH

THE JAPANESE.

3.

ACCORDINGLY, WE DO NOT TAKE A PARTICULARLY SERIOUS VIEW OF THIS INCIDENT AND THINK IT NOT/NOT WORTH TAKING PARALLEL ACTION IN PEKING OR LONDON. THE PORT OF HONG KONG IS NOT/NOT AT RISK.

PATTEN

YYYY

ΜΑΙΝ

63

DISTRIBUTION

72

.HK POLICY

HKD

PUSD

FED

LEGAL ADVISERS//MS BARRETT

.AND MS BROOKS

NEWS D

PLANNERS

RAD

PS

PS/MR GOODLAD SIR J COLES

MR APPLEYARD MR HUM

ADDITIONAL

9

CAOFF //SIR R BRAITHWAITE CAOFF //MISS NEVILLE-JONES CAOFF//MR SIBSON

CAOFF//MS D CORNER CAOFF//MR CHARLTON PS/PM

N N N N

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