CYPHER/CAT A
IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 515
CONFIDENT I AL
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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
8 SEPTEMBER 1969
CONFIDENTIAL
ADDRESSED TO FCO TELNO 515 OF 7 SEPT REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PHNOM PENH KARACHI HONG KONG
ANTHONY GREY
WE HAVE TODAY HAD TWO SMALL INDICATIONS THAT THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN A CHANGE IN GREY'S CIRCUMSTANCES, POSSIBLY AS
A PRELUDE TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM CHINA. IS TELEPHONE IS
NOW INTERMITTENTLY GIVING THE DIALLING TONE WHEREAS FORMERLY
IT ALWAYS GAVE THE ENGAGED SIGNAL. WHEN GARSIDE AND WALDEN WENT TO GREY'S HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON THE FRONT DOOR
WAS UNLOCKED AND THERE WERE MORE GUARDS THAN USUAL GOING IN AND OUT. THEY ENQUIRED WHETHER GREY WAS STILL THERE AND WERE TOLD TO WAIT. A HOSTILE CROWD GATHERED AND THEY WERE EVENTUALLY ONLY ABLE TO LEAVE AFTER A MORE
SENIOR PUBLIC SECURITY OFFICER HAD SAID THAT NO REPLY
HAD BEEN RECEIVED TO THE ENQUIRY. SO FAR AS WE KNOW NO FURTHER
OBSERVERS WERE PRESENT.
2. IN CASE GREY. IS BEING DEPORTED VIA SHANGHAI, GRATEFUL IF PHNOM PENH AND KARACHI COULD CHECK DISCREETLY WHETHER HE IS PASSENGER ON AIR FRANCE FLIGHT DEPARTING SHANGHAI
9 SEPTEMBER.
3. IF THERE IS AN OPPURTUNITY TO SPEAK TO GREY, HE SHOULD BE ASKED TO SAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE TO THE PRESS IN PARTICULAR NOT TO EXPRESS CRITICAL VIEWS ON THE ACTIONS OF HMG AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO HIS CASE AS THEY MIGHT BE CONSTRUED IN A CERTAIN WAY BY THE CHINESE PREJUDICING THE CHANCES OF EARLY RELEASE OF OTHER DETAINED BRITISH SUBJECTS
FCO PASS IMMEDIATE PHNOM PENH AND KARACHI
MR. DENSON
ZREPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
-9 SEP 1969
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