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TELEGRAM NO. 552
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
24 SEPTEMBER 1969.
(متر)
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ADDRESSED TO FCO TELNO 552 OF 24 SEPTEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION
TO HONG KONG.
MIPT.
I HAVE NOT MENTIONED INTERVIEW TO COLLEAGUES OR PRESS HERE
AND THERE WOULD APPEAR TO BE NO ADVANTAGE
TO BE GAINED BY RELEASING NEWS OF THIS HERE OR
IN LONDON.
R EN DT R CITRY No!
2. IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT THE CHINESE WOULD NOT DISCUSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR GREY'S DEPARTURE. BUT THE
STATEMENT THAT THEY WILL RESTORE HIS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
TO THE STATE PRIOR TO 21 JULY 1967 BOES CLARIFY
THEIR
INTENTIONS SOMEWHAT.
3. IN LIGHT OF REMARKS ABOUT GREY'S
CURRENT PERSONAL WISHES I ASKED WHETHER THESE MIGHT
BE CLARIFIED RATHER BY AN INTERVIEW OR THROUGH
LETTER. THIS WAS BRUSHED ASIDE BY REITERATION
24 SEP 1959
HIKI/IL
THAT GREY WOULD BE FREE WHEN ALL NEWSWORKERS WERE RELEASED.
WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN HOW CHINESE WILL ACT AFTER
3 OCTOBER BUT FINAL REMARK IN HIPT SUGGESTS THEY WILL
PROBABLY NOT SEEK TO UNDULY OBSTRUCT GREY'S
DEPARTURE.
4. SINCE WE MAY WELL HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY AFTER 3 OCTUBER, GRATEFUL TO KNOW RESULTS OF YOUR CONSIDERATION OF HONG
KONG TELNOS 720 AND 726
MR. ALLAN
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