CONCLUSIONS
3.
My conclusion or these.
(a) While from the point of view of the Grey case it would
suit us best if the September timing envisaged earlier
could be maintained in the Brooke case, the timing of
the latter need not be a decisive factor in the timing
of the forner. Thus the Grey case of itself does not
seem to me to require us to press for dolay in the
Brooke cs50.
(b)
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Even if a bargain about Mr. Brooke is to become publicly
known by 1 July, this does not require us to try to
settle the Grey case before that date by the release of
the convicted newsworkers in Hong Kong. Indeed it
would be both impracticable and undesirable for us to
attempt to do so.
(c) Accordingly a decision on the future handling of the
Grey caso can avait Lord Shepherd's return.
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If thereafter the decision on the merits of the Crey case
io to let things take their course in Hong Kong until
October, developments in the Brooke case should not
prevent us from going through with this.
ARGUMENT
There is much force in the case the Governor has put to
Lord Shepherd. There are, however, two points with which I
would take issue.
(a) I do not agree that it is "by no means certain that the
earlier release of the newsworkers would expedite
Mr. Grey's release". If, on the basis of the recent
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