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Milson, Far Eastern Department
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MR. MIDIONY GREY OF REIKISS
When Mr. Gerald Long, the General Manager of Reuters, called today, r. Stewart spoke on the lines of the Talking Points prepared by the department.
r. Stewart also told Ir. Long that a reply to Mr. John Rear's letter would be appearing in the Times tomorrow. Mr. Long said that Reutors would certainly carry this reply. He added that he had also taken up a number of Mr. Kear's points in a letter which he hoped would appear tomorrow
2. r. Long said that he deeply appreciated
aid that he deeply. Mr. Stewart's personal concern with the case of Mr. Gray. There was nothing in . Stewart's handling t stewart's handling of this case that he thought might have been done otherwise. Ho accepted that it was right to wait to see what happened after the release of Hsueh Ping. Mr. Long went on to say that if r. Grey were not released within a reasonable period of the release of Hsuch Ping, he would have to consider some form of action. It had been exceedingly difficult remaining inactive during all this period. Mr. Stewart suid that it might also seem that the Government had been inactive, but this was in fact not so. Since r. Gray's detention, the Government had been doing everything possible to create the kind of atmosphere in our relati ns with the Chinese which would enable them of their own volition to release F. Grey. Mr. Long accepted this.
3. In answer to Mr. Stewart's question, Mr. Long said that the sort of action he might take in the event of the continued detention of Mr. Crey would be action designed to anticipate the kind of "rubber bulldog" argument that the Dally ketch had used over the pilots detained by the Algerians.
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/r. Stewart