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CONFIDENTIAL
IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER
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TO HONG KONG 7 FEBRUARY
1969
(HKK)
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 74. PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
WE PROPOSE TO ADVISE FOLLOWING ANSWER AVOIDING SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO CONFRONTATION PRISONERS:
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BEGINS. ''THE TERM LOCKING-IN' IS NOT UNDERSTOOD. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN PRISONERS HAVE REFUSED TO WORK AND HAVE OF NECESSITY BEEN CONFINED TO THEIR CELLS, EXCEPT DURING EXERCISE PERIODS. BUT SUCH CONFINEMENT HAS CEASED AS SOON AS THEY HAVE AGREED TO WORK. NO PRISONERS ARE CONFINED TO THEIR CELLS IN THIS MANNER AT PRESENT,'' ENDS.
2. GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS AND FOR CONFIRMATION NOT LATER THAN 1300 HRS BST MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY THAT ANSWER TO THIRD PART OF QUESTION IS CORRECT.
STEWART
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