NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN
Registry No.
DEPARTMENT
F
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Top Secret
Secret
Confidential
Restricted
Unclassified
* Date and time (G.M.T.) telegram should
reach addressee(s).
PRIORITY MARKINGS
(Date)....
Despatched
Flash Immediate Priority
Routine
}
}
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
En Clair. -Gode
Cypher
Draft Telegram to:-
Hong Kong
No.
(Date)
And to:-
[Security classification"
if any
[ Privacy marking 1
-if any
[Codeword-if any).
Addressed to
telegram N..........
CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG
...(date)
And to
}
PEKING
repeated for information to
Saving to.
Your telegram No. 968:
Chung Wah School and
Repeat to:-
Visas.
Peking
We agree that it is possible at the Chinese
are delaying action on exit visas to see whether formal notification of deregistration is made.
goven
We
ZOE Wtong would
accept that in the circumstances it would/not-be
-appropriate to alter the decision We welcome your
Saving to:-
and that you
nority the fact"
veiling gesture.
in
13 Augus.
Shond accordingly proposal to release two detainees as a counter-
Distribution:-
Departmental F.E.D.
C.O.
Hong Kong Dept. D.S.A.0.
Personnel Dept.
Copies to:
We wonder whether in view of the
possible connection with exit visas you would find
Sauly it possible to increase the number toj three or four. 2. We shall certainly consider reactivating the diplomatic offensive if Hopson is not granted his
'visa by 10 August but we doubt very much if
oey
· governments would respond quickly enough for any pressure to be brought to bear by the Chinese of by 13 August. In order to keep up the pressure we would however make a public statement on the lines
avoprsed in during letserem Me: 728,bohdy on 12 Îngra.