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Mr. Gammara
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In my view the arguments against releasing the
newsworkers (whether ten or eleven) in July are overriding.
We should be sacrificing a principle and placing the future
in Hong Kong at risk to an extent out of all proportion to
the advantage of possibly securing Dr. Grey's release a couple
of months earlier. Clearly however Lord Shepherd will wish
to satisfy himself when in liong Kong that there are no other
defensible courses open to us to advance fr. Grey's release.
The Covernor has done his best to be flexible it was hi
personally who devised the means of securing the reduction
of Vong Chak's sentence. I hope that in the last analysis
his judgement on what is tolerable in regard to public
confidence will be accepted.
Copies to: Mr. James Murray
Mr. Carter ✔✓
(J. 0. Moreton)
7 Bay 1969.
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