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TIMEDIATE EONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2153
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
.5 NOVEMBER 1968
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ADDRESSED FCO AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 2153. DATED 5TH NOVEMBER RFI PEKING.
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MY TELEGRAM NO. 2149: DISCUSSIONS WITH N.C.M.A.
THE ASSURANCES ABOUT ACCESS TO GREY IN PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 1062
SEEM TO BE AS MUCH AS WE CAN EX: ECT.' POLITICAL ADVISER WILL THEREFORE
ARRANGE ANOTHER MEETING SOON WITH N.C.N.A. TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS
OF THE VISITS HERE.
2. HE WILL REFUSE TO CONCEDE THE TWO FOINTS REQUESTED BY N.C.N.A.
CPARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE). THOSE CONCESSIONS
WOULD BE MOST UNWELCOME TO THE PRISON AUTHORITIES. IT SEEMS UNNECES –
ARY AND UNWISE TO MAKE THEM. CRADOCK AGREES.
PERING.
FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE PEKYNG
SIR D.TRENCH
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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