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TELEGRAM NUMBER 597
30 JULY 1969.
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ADDRESSED FCO AS MYTEL. NO. 597 OF 30TH JULY RFI PEKING.
MY TELEGRAM 562.
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS TANG CHUEN.
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ACTION INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 3 HAVING NOW BEEN TAKEN, I SIGNED
WARRANT FOR REDUCTION OF SENTENCE ON 30TH JULY. NO ANNOUNCEMENT
WILL BE MADE, BUT REDUCTION OF SENTENCE WILL BE CONFIRMED ON
ENQUIRY.
FCO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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