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TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 32 OF 11 JANUARY, 1974.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 29 OF 10 JANUARY.
LEUNG PAK-KIN.
MART
AMNESTY'S VERSION OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO LEUNG ON HIS RETURN WAS OBVIOUSLY HIGHLY EXAGGERATED, LEUNG IS A DRAFT DODGER AND NOT.
A DESERTER.
2. IT IS SURELY UNFORTUNATE THAT AMNESTY'S HIGHLY COLOURED VERSION OF THE FACTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DETERMINE THE MATTER. SURELY TOO
MUCH IMPORTANCE HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO IT.
3. NEVERTHELESS, TO SAVE YOU ANY POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT IN THE MATTER LEUNG WILL BE REMOVED TO TAIWAN WHEN WE CAN TRACE HIM.
4. LEUNG WAS RELEASED ON BAIL PENDING OUR EQNUIRIES INTO THE AMNESTY ALLEGATIONS, HE HAS NOW DISAPPEARED. WHETHER WITHIN HONG KONG OR
TO TAIWAN WE DO NOT KNOW.
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