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CONFIDENTIAL
AMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TO
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 799
14 OCTOBER 1978
CONFIDENTIAL 140325Z
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM
NUMBER 769 OF 14 OCTOBER 1970 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING
AND WASHINGTON
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 704.
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
! HOPE IT IS CLEAR THAT IT WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE INDEED IF THESE RELEASES WERE IN ANY WAY LINKED PUBLICLY WITH SINO-
BRITISH RELATIONS, EITHER HERE OR IN THE U.K.
2. THE LINE WE SHALL TAKE PUBLICLY HERE, AND STICK TO, IS THAT THESE PRISONERS WERE RELEASED IN A PERFECTLY NORMAL MANNER, IN THE LIGHT OF THE GENERAL CRITERIA UNDER WHICH CASES SUCH
AS THIS ARE CONSIDERED: AND THE FACT THAT THESE WERE CONFRONTATION
PRISONERS IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT.
3. INFORMATION SERVICES WILL BE SENDING AN ADVANCE COPY OF LOCAL PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT AND MATERIAL FOR SUPPLEMENTARY PRESS ENQUIRIES
TO NEWS DEPARTMENT.
(FCO PLEASE PASS IMMEDIATE TO PEKING AND WASHINGTON)
SIR D TRENCH
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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