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CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TEL NUMBER
10
SECRET
SECRET
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
DATE 6 JANUARY 1969
ADDRESSED TO F.C.0. TELNO 10 OF 6 JANUARY BEI PEKING.
FOLLOWING FOR GALSWORTHY FROM COVERNOR.
PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 3.
GREY.
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PAPER REFERRED TO IN PARA 2 OF MY TELEGRAM 2286 WILL BE IN NEXT
BAG WITH COVERING COMMENTS ADDRESSED PERSONALLY TO YOU. CONSIDERATION OF PEKING TELEGRAM NO 3 BE DEFERRED PENDING
RECEIPT OF THIS PAPER.
SUGGEST
2. 1 REGRET SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS MAKE IT UNDESIRABLE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS PAPER TO PEKING. BROADLY, HOWEVER, PAPER CONCLUDES THAT GREY'S RELEASE IS DEPENDANT SOLELY ON PEKING'S CALCULATIONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT RETAINING OR RELEASING HIM ADVANCES OR HAMPERS THEIR OVERALL FOREIGN POLICY: BUT THAT WHILE GREY REMAINS IN DETENTION HIS PREDICAMENT WILL BE USED AS IMPLIED BLACKMAIL TO SQUEEZE AS MANY CONCESSIONS FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERN-
MENT AS POSSIPLE
CF.C.0, PLS PASS PRIORITY TO PEKING)
SIR D. TRENCH
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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