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CYPM/CAT A
PRICITY HOT KONG
TELEGRAM NO 2100
TO FODER AND CONDLALTH OFFICE
10 OCTOBER 1969
CONFIDENTIAL
ADORESSED FCO TELEGRAM 10. 2103 OF 13TH OCTOBER REPEATED PERING
AND SAVING TO PA SINGAPORE.
MY TELEGRAM NO, 2004.
HWB
8/2/884
FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS PASSED BY TELEPHONE TO THE N.C.N.A,
TODAY, 18TH OCTOBER:-
AS YOU KNOW
(SIT PINGO WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS
HRISONMENT ON 19TH JULY 1967. THERE HAVE DEEN (PACCURATE REPORTS
IN THE PRESS ABOUT THE DATE OF HIS RELEASE AND IN ORDER TO AVOID
ANY MISUNDERSTANDING WE WISH TO INFORM YOU AS FOLLOWS, PROVIDED
HC REMAINS OF GOOD REPAVIOUR IN THE MEANTIME, HSWER WILL RE
GRANTED THE FULL REMISSION OF ONE THIRD CP HIS SENTENCE. ON THIS
ASSUMPTION HE WILL BE RELEASED FROM PRISON CH 16TH NOVEMBER'' +
2. TAN KON OF THE N、C.N.A. COTIENTED PREDICTABLY TO ASSISTANT
POLITICAL ADVISER. THAT HOUSH HAD BEEN ILLEGALLY ARRESTED AND
DETAINED AND SHOULD BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, HE MEVERTHELESS, AGREED
TO PASS ON THE MESSAGE.
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