reported in Mr. Denson's minute of 8 April.
2. I think that Mr. Long was reflecting an understandable
ambivalence on the part of Reuters. On the one hand they
accept that publicity is unlikely to be helpful and may well
be harmful to our prospects of securing access to Mr. Grey.
On the other hand they are nagged by a feeling that "something"
must be done. They are particularly prickly about suggestiona
which have in the past been made that for commercial reasons
they themselves were not at the outset as forthright in their
condemnation of Mr. Grey's arrest as they should have been.
3. I spoke to Mr. Long on the telephone today and discussed
with him where matters now stand. He is off to New York for
a fortnight. Immediately on his return he will be in touch
with me again to review the situation but of course hopes
that in the meantime we shall have had access to Mr. Grey.
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Kr. Long told me that Mr. Grey's mother has just received
a long telegram from him. In it he says that he is well,
that he knows about her move to Scotland, and that she is
not to worry about him. Mrs. Grey was unwilling to read over
the telephone the complete contents of the telegram, the
latter part of which she said referred to financial matters.
Mr. Grey
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Mr. Grey was probably dealing with points she had raised
in her letters. I think that we can take this as a
moderately hopeful sign. The Chinese would seem unlikely
to carry deception to these lengths.
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Mr. Anthony Gray
On receiving faking telegram No. 289 I telephoned Mr. Gerald Long of
Reuters, in the absence of hr. Chipp. I told him that it now seemed
possible that consular access would be granted to Mr. Grey fairly soon
as satisfactory arrangements had been made for additional visits to be
paid to N.C.N.A. representatives and "patriotic journalists" in Hong
Kong. It would however be dangerous to count our chickens before they
are hatched. I suggested that he might like to consider messages from
Reuters and from Mr. Grey'■ mother and indicated that we would be
willing to transmit them. Mr. Long said he would be in touch with ne
again very
soon.
2.
Mr. Long also raised the question of publicity about Kr. Grey and said
he was still not convinced that the best course was to keep quist. He
agreed however that we should wait until it had been possible to visit
Nr. Grey and then review the matter again. I undertook to ask Kr.
hodgers to arrange a meeting with Mr. Long in the fairly near future.
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My telegram No. 334.
Weston and I saw Grey for 20 minutes this afternoon in his home. He was
clearly overjoyed to see us. (He had been given only half hour's notice
of our visit) and though he was naturally under some emotional stress
there was no obvious change in his physical appearance and he looked
quite well. He said in fact that he was in good health and had only had
one stomach disorder in the first three months for which he had received
medical attention at his home.
2.
After greetings, I read him message from his mother, Mr. Long and Reuter
staff. I then told him of constant efforts which had been made both to
see him and to obtain his release. I also gave him some general idea
that situation had calmed down both in China and in Hong Kong and that
prospects for solving Sino-British difficulties appeared better now than
they had for a long time. I assured him that Her Majesty's Government,
Reuters nd ourselves would continue our constant efforts to obtain his
release.
3. In reply to questions, he said he was confined to one room on ground
floor of his house to which ned had moved following Red Guard incursion
or 18 August, an event he was unwilling to discuss. He said that his
food was now normal, implying it had not been so during the first few
meaths. He continues to have services of his domestic staff. He is
permitted exercise twice daily for forty minutes each time in his
hour.yard.
yard. Although he is not free to use his personal books anu belongings
.g. chessboard, in other rooms of his house, he has persuaded the guards
to bring down a few brake frog ipatairs and also řeceived one parcel
from us in December which incluid books. He is allowed to see the weekly
Peking Review, and has also purchased books from foreign languages
Press. He is not permitted a radio. He was therefore starved of news and
did not know for example of the burning of our office last August.
4. As regards mail he has received relar letters from his girl friend
for the past three months and also spasmedically from some friends in
Peking. He said he has only aired cwo letters from his mother ove past
nine mont08. Althang në bas sent an occasional telegram 1.e. one to his
mother a week ago he has not (repeat net) jet
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5. He said he had seen no (repeat no) Chinese official since_of his
detention began. He has three guards on standpoint none whom will
converse with him in English. He said that the sol ation was complete
and terrible. At times he had felt on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
In reply to my question he said he had not (repeat not) been accused of
committing any offence nor had the Chinese discussed conditions for his
release with bim. In fact as stated above he had no contact whatever
with Chinese officials.
6.
There has been apparently no effort to brainwash him apart from a
natural nervousness of his behaviour and conversation was quite normal.
He made a particular point of asking that his nother should be informed
that he is in good health and that she should be asked to write more
often.
7. I shall give gist of this to Western Press representatives when I see
them later this afternoon. In view of his request in paragraph 6 above I
shall omit any reference to his nervousness.
Foreign Office pass Hong Kong 242.
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will therefore be impossible to hold publicity at this end until
tomorrow. I am therefore seeing Western Press correspondents at 6 p.m.
this evening when I shall inform them of the visit, with appropiate
details as in my telegram under reference.
Please ensure that Mrs. Grey and Reuters are informed at once that the
visit will take place this afternoon.
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Hong Kong.
My telegram No. 334: Visit to Grey.
Publicity will need careful consideration. I think that
news should be withheld from the Press until Grey's mother has been
informed, and I should prefer it to be initially released here to his
Western colleagues who are naturally much concered and deserve à break.
I would therefore propose to talk to the Press tomorrOW 24 April. If
Grey is in reasonable shape it will be a straightforward matter giving
details of the visit etc., and of his confinement as told to us by him.
If he is obviously in poor health I think we must also say so. If
however he appears to have been brain washed
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Grey.
Cradock was summoned to an interview with Miss Chang, Deputy Head of
News Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon.
2. Kiss Chang said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had agreed that
2 officials from British Office should visit Grey at his residence at 4
p.m. on Tuesday 23 April. The visit would last 20 minutes. The names of
visiting officials should be transmitted to News Department by noon on
23 April. The following rules would apply:
3.
(a) Visitors must show their identification cards to the guards outside.
(b) Visitors must not bring clothes, food, books or other articles and
must not exchange letters, documents or telegrams with Grey.
(o) They must not take photographs or tape recordings.
(a) They must use standard English.
(e) They must obey instructions given by Public Security Bureau staff
who would be present.
Cradock argued for visit by three officials on the analogy of Hong Kong
visits. Miss Chang merely repeated her
instructions, adding that the question of a visit to Grey and Hong Kong
visits was "not purely a question of reciprocity". On the question of
length of visit, after some pressing, Miss Chang said that although time
of visit had been laid down as 20 minutes "in the circum- stances at the
time if British officials really needed an extension time could be
lengthened with the agreement of working personnel present", Cradock in
conclusion expressed strong dissatisfaction with the take it or leave it
and restrictive nature of the Chinese arrangements, contrasting this
with details of Hong Kong visits which had been settled by agreement
after full preliminary dis- cussion.
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We have informed Ministry of Foreign Affairs that I will make the visit
to Grey tomorrow, accompanied by Weston.
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Hong kong telegram No. 150 (No. 425 to Foreign Office of 4 April: Prison
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Since there are now prospects of our getting early access to Grey, are
there any messages which neuters or Grey's mother would like us to pass
to Grey?
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It is possible that NCNA are insisting on members or P.A.'s office being
present during the prison visits, in order that Chinese can claim the
right to attend any interviews we may get with Grey.
From our point of view therefore there would be advantage in resisting
NCNA on this though we would not wish to press the point if it makes
things awkward for you.
2. The length of time for which the Chinese permit us to see Grey is
likely to be related directly to the amount of time you allow prison
visitors.
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The Secretary of State has enquired, with reference
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2. On 22 September, 1967, Miss McGuinn wrote on a personal
basis to Mr. Hayman, whom she knows slightly. In his reply
he suggested that she should keep in close touch with Reuters.
He added that we would, however, get into touch with her
directly at any time should that seem necessary.
3. We hear regularly from Reuters about any communications
which Miss McGuinn receives from Mr. Grey. They in fact let
us know very promptly that she had received the telegram
referred to. This was reported in my submission of 13 February
and also mentioned in the brief prepared for the call of the
National Union of Journalists on the Secretary of State.
4. Kiss McGuinn is also in touch on a personal basis with
a member of the staff of our Mission in Peking, and is thus
aware of local conditions there.
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On the Secretary of State's copy of Peking telegram No. 155 of 2 March
he has minuted "Are we in touch?"
2.
May we have your comments please?
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A member of my staff has heard from Grey's girl' friend that she
received a long cable from Grey on 10 February. From this it was clear
that Grey has been getting many of the letters which she sends him.
2.
Girl friend is Shirley McGuinn who lives at 57 York Street, London, W.1.
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My immediately preceding telegram.
After discussing prison visits I raised with Hsueh our porposal to swap
Hsuch P'ing for Grey. I reminded him that this proposal had now been
made on an official basis and asked if he had had any reply for me. He
said he had noted our proposal, but today
he had no news.
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1. DAVID DANCIA, TORONTO GLOBE AND HAIL PEKING CORRESPONDENT NOW
VISITING HONG KONG, STATED WHILE MILITARY PRESENCE IN
PEKING REDUCED SLIGHTLÝ, ATHOSPHERE TENSION PERVADES
CAPITAL. OCCASIONAL GLIMPSES LEADERSHIP LEED SUPPORT SPECULATION THEY
BITTERLY DIVIDED, UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO NEXT.
2. LEADERSHIP-ORICIA, ON DEPARTING PEKTEG
WAS
AIRPORT FEB 14 A.N., VIFCESSED ARRIVAL BY AIR OF CHOU EN LAI, CHOU, KHO
HAVED TIREDLY AT OF"CIA ACCOMPANIED BY HUSKY BODYGUARD, MILITARY ESCORT,
AND LOOKED PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED--"Ä VALKING GHOST", (SINCE MAO HAS
EVIDENTLY REMAINED IN FEKING IN RECENT WEEKS, VE WOULD SURHISE THAT CHOU
WAS RETURNING FROM KEGOTIATORY ATTENPT RE SOME CRISIS sroт SUCH AS
KUNTING OR AKOY,) 14 JANUARY, AT RECEPTION, OAKCIA AGAIN OBSERVED WHAT
HE BELIEVED TO BE DELIDER-TE SHUO OF CHEN PO-TA BY CHOU ́EH LAI (LAST
FALL, DAKCIA ALSO S4! SIMILAR INCIDENT BETWEEN CHOU AND CREK--A-235),.
LEADERSHIP TLRKOUTS THAT OARCIA VITRESSED, IN PERSON OR ON TELEVISION,
SZEWED HARKED BY UNDERCURRENT ANTAGONISH DITVEEN DOI E LEADERS; LLA PIAO
HE CHARACTERIZED AS RESESLING COILED SPRING,
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UPSKING FLA PREDE 106 PEKING INTENSIFIED HIGKTIME PATROLLINT DY REAVILY
4RBED SQUADS;
WITH THIS HAS SINCE ABATED TO PREVIJUS LEVELS. OKE HOTELORTHY FEATURE
TEKī13 LIFE PAST FEW WEEKS HAS BEEN HIBER LARGE-
PEKING SCALE MILITARY CONFERENCES AND G'THLUNGS. THESE HE ASSURED WERE
LARGELY INDOCTRINATION, SESSIONS, BUT HAVE IN- VOLVED USE OF LARGEST