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Telno 1909
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26 December 1967
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Addressed to Commonwealth Office telegram No. 1909 of 26 December.
Repeated for information to Peking.
Peking telegram No. 369 to Foreign Office:
Reuters.
I should not see objection to an oral approach on the lines of paragraph 5 of the telegram under reference. So far as Hong Kong is concerned, deportation of Hsueh Ping in exchange for Grey need not present great problems, provided that everything possible is done to ensure that he does not return here in the near or foreseeable future.
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In general, the more Communists we can get out of the Colony on such terms, the better. No doubt for tactical reasons it is important to seek to conclude the most favourable bargain possible over Grey, but if it proved essential we should not rule out including in the exchange at least the second NCNA man in prison (Lo Yu-Ho).
Foreign Office please pass Priority Peking as my telegram No. 676.
Sir D. Trench
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