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ジャ TO PROCEED IN THIS WAY WOULD BE A PERFECTLY NORMAL,
ED, A REASONABLE ENOUGH THING TO DO FOR ITS OWN SAKE.
AND,
1 HAVE HAD IT IN MIND TO DO SOMETHING
OF THE KIND ANYWAY, ALTHOUGH THE POSSIBLE ADVANTAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF GREY'S CASE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED TO ME.
1 MUST EMPHASIZE, HOWEVER, THAT THE WHOLE OPERATION MUST BE PLAYED AS STRAIGHT FORWARDLY AS POSSIBLE AND WONG CHAK'S INCLUSION TREATED AS COINCIDENTAL, OR THE JUSTIFICATION FOR RELEASING NONG CHAK EARLY MAY LOSE CREDIBILITY.
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6.
THERE ARE OBVIOUS RISKS OF UNDESIRABLE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THEY BOARD, BUT IT IS TO SOME EXTENT ACCUSTOMED TO RELYING ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GUIDANCE AND I AM NOT BOUND TO ACCEPT THE BOARD'S ADVICE. I WOULD BE PERFECTLY ENTITLED TO SEEK OTHER ADVICE IN ADDITION CE.G. THAT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE) IF BY ANY CHANCE THE BOARD MADE UNDESTRADLY WHOLESALE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCTION OF SENTENCE.
THE BALANCE OF
PROSABILITY IS, HOWEVER, THAT THE UNOFFICIALS ON THE BOARD WOULD TEND TO BE OVER-CAUTIOUS RATHER THAN OVER-SYMPATHETIC
TO THE PRISONERS.
7. WE SHALL HAVE TO CONSIDER BOTH OUR GENERAL PUBLICITY LINE
FOR THIS OPERATION AND WHAT WE SAY COVERTLY IN SUPPLEMENTARY
EXPLANATION.
THERE IS, HOWEVER, TIME ENOUGH FOR THAT LATER
WHILE THE OPERATION GETS IN TRAINI AND, IN ANY CASE, IT WOULD BE
BETTER TO KEEP OUR INTENTIONS TO OURSELVES FOR THE TIME DEING
TO SEE IF ANYTHING STILL TRANSPIRES ON THE GREY FRONT.
SHOULD
HE SUDDENLY BE RELEASED AFTER THE OPERATION STARTED, IT WOULD
DE NECESSARY TO CONTINUE WITH IT: BUT THERE WOULD BE NO HARM
IN THAT SINCE IT IS NOT UNDESTRADLE IN ITSELF.
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