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4. WHEN THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES TAKES UP IN PEKING THE QUESTION OF
VISIT TO GREY, HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME USE OF THE FACT THAT
THE N.C.N.A. CLAIMED THAT LAST APRIL THE MAJORITY OF PRISONERS HAD
BEEN VISITED FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, AND OF OUR WILLINGNESS TO
REPEAT THE ARRANGEMENTS OF LAST APRIL. THE PRISON AUTHORITIES WILL
ALLOW THE VISITS TO GO BEYOND 20 MINUTES WHEN EXTENSIONS OF TIME ARE
WANTED. 35 MINUTES WILL BE THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT BUT THAT FACT WILL NOT
BE MADE KNOWN.
FCO PLEASE PASS PRICRITY PEKING.
ACTING GOVERNOR
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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