Finally, I come to the very serious question of r. Grey: the Router correspondent, which remains a major stumbling block to da improvement in the melesione between our two ogunbetes. -On 9 December our Chargé d'Affaires in Peking protested about
the conditions of Mr. Grey's detention. In particular he stressod
our seriou2 0000era at the effects of these conditions on Er. Grey'e health and maked for immediate improvemuto in such matters as the provision of reading seterial and the improvement of living coalitions. I was glad to see fron a nesowa recvived by Mr. Greg's mother that you have now given him a medical acumloation and that he is reasonably fit. On the negative side, I am told that your Govarasert have refonod to allow Mr. Grey to receive Christmas parcels from our Visaton in
Poking and from leutera. I must ask you to tressait to youz Governaent our deep ooncern at the conditions unter which Ar. Orey le det inod and our request for immediate improvements. irrespective of conditions the detention of Mr. Grey de quite unjustified. The failure to release him los cerious stumbling
block in our relatione.
I ont as I began by reiterating that it is the sincero wish of the British Government to bure good relationa with the Chinese Govornsent and that it rassing our hope to have the 00-operation of the Chiasse Governsent towards this objective.
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