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Kr. Wilson
No.59
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FROM PEKING TO FORETCH OPRICE
February 1, 1958.
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3.9.37 p.m. February 1, 1958. R.10.07 p.m. February 1, 1958.
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Addressed to Forcion Offico tolo tan do.59 of Wabenowy 1 Ropeated for informatica to:
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Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Centlic, who has just loft Toking, after representing here for the last sin months various British TinaS including especially railway interests, o.g. North British (Locomotives), was sunnaned on Janulay 30 to a farowoll intervic. with
Chou En-lai, who treated him to a detailed survey of unglo-Chimego relations.
Chou E-lai went over a lot of familiar ground and added 11t410 to what he has told us officially about the embargo, the United Fations and the "wo Chings" policy. He expressed himself strongly against Mr. Gaitskell's proposal for United Nations trusiccship followed by a plebiscite in Formosa, saying that the time for a plebiscite had been in 1945, and that the Chinese Government could not accept one now, organized as it would be virtually under American auspices,
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On Hong Hong Choa En-lai made some startling statements. lic said that it was absurd not to have a through train from Canton and not to have a Chinese "Coasul" in Hong Kong. (Catlie is certain that this was the term used by the interpreter and Chou En-lai is quick to correct any errors in interpretation into English). main object was, however, to wam us of a conspiracy alleged to bo on foot among upper class Right-wing Chinese, assisted by the Americans, to turn Hong Kong into a self-governing Doninion within the Commonwealth. Chou En-lai said that any such development would bo most unwelcome to the Chinese, who did not want to see Hong Kong made into "another Singapore". A self-governing Hong Kong would,
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