term prisoners who were sentenced to terms of imprisonment of

four years or more.

Reduction of Prison Sentences in certain cases

5. A number of prisoners convicted of offences during the

1967 disturbances have had their prison sentences reduced as

part of a routine procedure for the review of sentences of

prisoners serving long terms.

Connection with Mr. Grey

6.

Among those prisoners who have had their sentences reduced

was one of the eleven convicted news workers whose imprisonment

has been linked by the Chinese with the detention of Mr. Grey

in Peking.

Convicted News Workers

7. All eleven of the convicted news workers now serving prison

sentences will have been released by early October this year.

Their release will take place in accordance with prison

regulations and is not related to the position of Mr. Grey.

Measures taken by Her Majesty's Government to secure Mr. Grey's

Release

8. This is another question.

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