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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 1534
TO HONG KONG
4 DECEMBER 1969 (HKK.1/12)
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FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR. BRIAN PARKYNE IS FOR
WRITTEN REPLY ON 16 DECEMBER BEGINS,
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE HOW MANY PERSONS ARE BEING KEPT IN
PRISON IN HONG KONG WITHOUT TRIAL: HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN INTERNED: HOW MANY ARE CHINESE AND HOW MANY HONG KONG CITIZENS: AND IF HE WILL
ASK THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EITHER TO RELEASE THEM OR SEND THEM FOR
TRIAL. ENDS.
2. GRATEFUL IF FORMATION SOUGHT IN THIRD PART OF QUESTION AND YOUR COMMENTS ON FOUR H PART MAY BE INCLUDED IN YOUR REPLY TO OUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 1609,
STEWART.
FILES:
HONG KONG DEPT. FAR EASTERN DEPT. SIR C. JOHNSTON
SIR A. GALSWORTHY MR. MORGAN
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