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VISITS TO N.C.N.A. PRISONERS IN HONG KONG
Sir Donald Hopson was summoned to the Chinese Ministry
of Foreign Affairs on 28 January to receive two "demands":
(a) That arrangements should be made for N.C.N.A.
correspondents and other "patriotic journalists"
to be visited by N.C.N.A. officials over the
Chinese New Year. In return, the Chinese would
consider arrangements for a visit by a British
official to Mr. Grey.
(b) Arrangements should also be made for representatives
of other organisations to visit the two categories
of prisoners, on application.
Sir D. Hopson has strongly recommended that we meet the Chinese
demands. The Governor of Hong Kong has reservations and is
prepared to agree only to a visit by unaccompanied N.C.N.A.
officials to the N.C.N.A. prisoners.
Recommendation
2.
I recommend that we accept the course proposed by the
Governor. I attach a draft telegram in which the Commonwealth
office concur.
Background and Argument
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- 1 FEB 1968
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