CYRUS CAT/A
PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 2286
SE CRE T
TOY CAPP
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
23 DECEMBER 1968
GECRET
AUDRESSED FCO TELEGRAM NO. 2286 OF 23RD DECEMBER REPEATED PEKING.
FOR GALSWORTHY FROM GOVERNOR.
IN RESPONSE TO YOUR VERBAL REQUEST JUST PRIOR TO MY DEPARTURE FROM LONDON, AN ANALYSIS OF THE CASES OF REMAINING DETAINEES AND A
COMMENT ON GENERAL POLICY IS BEING FORWARDED TO YOU BY NEXT BAG. ASSUMING NO INTERVENING CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL, BUT SIX SHOULD BE RELEASED
BY END OF FIRST WERK IN JANUARY.
2. I AM ALSO HAVING A PAPER PREPARED DRAWING TOGETHER ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE ON PROBABLE CHINESE ATTITUDE AND INTENTIONS. OVER GREY, IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL
HELP US TO DETERMINE FUTURE ACTION. I WOULD HOPE TO BE ABLE TO
GET THIS TO YOU IN ASCUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
FILES
HONG KONG DEPT.
F, EAST. D.
SIR J. JOHNSTON
MR. MONETON
SIX F. GORE- BOOTH
THIS IS A COPY
THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN RETAINED IN THE DEPARTMENT UNDER SECTION 3(4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT 1958
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