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Hong Kong
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299.
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Pekin
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299 (date)
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HONG KONG
5 May
PEKING
Your telegram No.437 of 2 May7:
and other confrontation prisoners.]
Your proposed arrangements seem satisfactory.
Only in the matter of timing have we any reservations.
We had warning in today's Times of a petition to be
behalf
On
handed to the Office shortly be a delegation of
Grey's relatives demanding immediate negotiations
with the Chinese to secure his release in exchange
for communist journalists in Hong Kong. It would
be a nuisance if the public were to get the
impression that your public announcement was the
result of this pressure. The shorter the time that
elapses between the handing in of the petition and
your announcement the less will be the risk of this.
It might be helpful therefore if you could advance
the announcement even by a few days.
2.
As regards the guidance material (your telegram
there are likely No.349), you are bound to be asked pointed questions
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