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Recommendation
2.
I recommend:
(a)
that Mr. Hopson be instructed to inform the
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that if
further action is taken against Mr. Grey or
against his Mission, measures will be taken
against the N.C.N.A. in London;
(b) that in the light of any action taken in Peking
after the expiry of the ultimatum, i.e. about
1530 hours G.M.T. on 22 August, we inform the
Office of the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires here
that:
(i) N.C.N.A. must cease functioning and its
personnel must report at stated intervals
to the police; or if Chinese action
justifies it
(ii)
all members of N.C.N.A. must leave London
And in any case
within 48 hours.
(c) a system of exit visas for all Chinese officials in
this country
ber
instituted.
Home Office agreement will be required for (a) and (b) and
their co-operation for (c).
Argument and Background
3. This is the first time that the Chinese have issued an
ultimatum over Hong Kong. I think we must agree with Mr. Hopson
that action is likely, both against Mr. Grey and against the
British Mission. When Mr. Grey was first put under house arrest
/on 21 July
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