KMA journalist HKUMI P*ING arrested in Hong Kong,
Qiargé d'Affaires suzioned to hear thinee00 denad
doverment to padlý on arrest of 199MH and that he should be released, on
a clow nadc, and that the safety and fresion of BuRA nomborg in Hong
Kong shoală be guaranteed. II.X. Chargé rejected protest but promised to
report it.
The People's inily carried an article describing asumi's arrest and
quoted a protest telegram from FOXA, demanding (57FT's release.
12. 7.67
ESTEM charged in court with "unlawful assembly and forming an
intimidating assembly".
Joklar
13. 7.67
KUNA employeos demɑnstrate outside British Kission in Paking and hand in
protest (further demonstrations on subsequent days).
Hola Kong
15. 7.67
Two more (FCHNA reporters
nore(FICIA
OHAN PUGG-133 and
CHAR WAX-KUK both female) arrested in demonstra- tion outside Government
Honge.
17. 7.67
KSU-H sentensed to two years inprisonment.
20. 7.67
SILAL PURG-YING and GHAR TAX-HUK remanded until 1. 3.67.
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Peking
20. 7.67
People's Daily reported 2-year sentence on HSUM and decante release,
compensation, guarantee of no recurrence and punishment of "thugs".
Feking
21. 7.67
21. 7.67
2 Jorden
21. 7.67
21. 7.67
Grey called to Chinese H.F.A., read a statement persecution of Chinese
journalists in Hong Kong. His visa was withdram, and he was put under
house arrest.
H.M. Chargé in Peking suggested 7,0. "urgently consider any retaliatory
action against Kală în London".
M. Rodger partent wing! Demands smped it int
ود
charge.
fashing that
0.0* telegram suggests that deportation of HSUEH might help to secure
Grey's release,
Brian Houghton, Deputy Manager of Reuter's, agreed that the 1.0. sould
make a protest to Peking about Grey's treatment as a British subject,
rather than on behalf of Router, but urged that no action should be
taken against NOUĂ in London.
Hora rout
21. 7.67
Hong Kong Government agrees that it would be legally possible to remit
sentence and deport HSUM.
Poking
22. 7.67
22. 7.57
Hong Kong
H.M. Chazeć sent Hote of Protest to Chinese. Ko answer to a request for
consular 800668,
People's Daily described decision to put Grey under house arrest an "a
seriona warning to" British
use arrest imperialiam".
24. 7.67
RSUL:
KUNA applied for permission to visit R8Ukd and other
NOLA Mournalists, Allowed one visit a month to prisoners under sentence
and two a week te those on remand.
126.7.67
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26. 7.67
29. 7.67
dog
23. 7.67
CHFILETTIAT
JOKA, when informed of prison visiting regulations, said they were not
talking of routine visits, but were making an official request.
5 more journalists arrested including 100 YU-20, an KHIA explayse.
Chinese 7.0. reply for oshsular access to Grey claimed that since no
serangements Ind been made for formal visit by Fond in Hong Kong to the
three prisoners, no access to Grey sonid be granted,
Hort xong
31. 7.67
Hong Kong Government would agree to one visit by KOHÄ representative to
each of the four arrested RICHA, Journalists in retum for consuler
access to Grey.
2. 9.67
H.H. Chargé informed News Department of Chinese X.F.A. that special
visits would be allowed to NCIA journalists as soon as exsular access to
Grey granted.
Hoar Korg
2. 2.67
Three columnist staff arrested.
spapers alowed and accse of their
Peking
13. 0.67
Demonstrators allegedly broke into Gray's honne.
19. 3.67
Grey's telephone out off, and member of British Eission staff refused
entry to his house.
20. 8.67
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Chinese 1.7.A, said that situation had obanged since British offer on
exchange of visits, and that further nessures would be taken against
Grey if we did not change our attitude.
/20. 8.67
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22. 8.67
Hell. Obargă urged 7.0, to exart Facvoro pressure" on DOHA in Kardon and
to when than that their
operations would be suspended if anything were done to Orgy #V the
British itission.
Kritish fission in Peking burnt.
13. 3.67
13. 9.67
16. 2.67
KHUPH visited in prison by his wife (on norum) monthly vicit) and two
Noia employesð.
5 mA oladiod that ISUTET 11:30 had been beaten up in prison.
370 YU-80 sentenced to three years inrizomsent.
Poking
14. 2.67
Report that Gway still in his house, and that his aziver detained as kiz
agent.
Jorien
22. 3.67
نماند
30. 9.37
14.10.67
Kias Shirley Hoquian, Itc. Gray'a girl friend, suggested an appeal to
Chou Ta-lai er an application
for herself to visit China.
by not replying to telephone call)
і
Congalar Department af Chinese Tureign Ministry fail to grant socess to
Grey then informed of lima visit in Hong Kong, H........ dargă requested
that such visits to WỮm mng vơuld not now be repeated.
100
lí... Chargé asko 1.C. to "anmure thaš XƆRå prisonera H
XORA ɑnjoy no svlace that is denied to Grey" kat rostricting thair
visits. Foreign Office and Hong Kong decided that this " uld not be
done.
12.10.67
Red Quard Lewspaper referred to Orgy
Howalnirdi
28.10.67
Telegram to 0... magrosted that Pakistanis had been reasonably halprul
about tray, but did not want to get too involved.
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London
3.11.67
Hon: roat
16.11.67
Marcus Lipton H.P. requested information on Grey.
▲ Bouter's representative (Mr. Chipp) visited A Pakistan to press
Foreign Ministry to work for Grey's release. He also arranged" a meeting
with Berk of China, Hong Kong.
E
25.11.57
Bank of China osneslled interview with Router's
26.11.67
rejsesa:tative.(because of libel schow
Co mnist pross protested against libel judgment against ZEN WEI ÞAO and
TA ĽUBU-PAO.
27.11.67
Chinese Foreign Ministry said that socess to dray could not be granted
until NOMA prisoners revolved official NIWA visits in Hong Kong. Claised
not to have received report of NOHA visits already made to ESUTH PRIMO,
Jone Zone
5.12.67
NOWA protest against deliberate detonation. of suspected bombë near
their praisen,
Jonden
20.12.17
Anthony Royle 11.P. naked P.Q. on degy,
Hong Kons
22.12.67
HOKA request permission to send two representativ to visit Fela
reporters and those of other oscamunist_newspapers around New Your, and
to deliver clothing and foodstuffs. Communist schools, trade conserns,
trade rings etc. wanted similar erangements to be made. Hong Kong
Government reluctant to aga
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25.12.67
M12 57
Hon onc
25.12.67
3.12.07
CORDIOPATI LUI
Hell, Stargá expressed hope that Hong Kong Goverment woul! alloy vizita
plus food and slothing to PORTA pripeners, without loristing that
prisoners zake Persent Sca-it,
Pirat
Doberly and Joey's mother and girl friend, received sables from frey.
Tiong Long Goyacament agreed that departation of HOVEN PLÍNG (plus
perhap LO YU-80) in emhange for frey would be fonsible.
Hong Kong Government Insist on need to avoid diserinin tion in favour of
left-wing prisoners. Capgested that matter be tɔkon us with chinese
31.12.67
1. 1.02
سعد
بنام لعد
or own reques
If this
11... Fargé received at\Chinese K.7.A. Chinese referred to NOHA request)
of 22 Desorber, and olained that no reply had been received, and asked
why British had now mixed issue of prisoners making applications for
visits themselves. request were granted, Chinowe "might consider
allowing British office to seną personnel to visit Gray. In menly to
maggostion (où a personal bania) that NewH A'InG could be exchanged for
orgy, Chinese said it was unlikely that this could be aesepted. problem
soulà not be settled so easily.
2. Geran correspondent told by Chinese that Grey's conditions of
confinement had recently been innzovod.
bạn. kanngé suggested that a substantial act of clemency Ir. respect of
prisonera tland for Chinese
en Ye-r should be considered.
London
7. 1. 63
Master lézat published artiale
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15. 1.60
8.1. Chargh proposed that action against BUKA Condon should be limited
to residence permits (1.0. menting permits of 3 months only).
Cradoch
mggested that
that Gainese wantod "consular" status for thair XONA priser, viditora.
15. 1.68
Xetter Aru
24. 1.68
25, 1.08
Chiasse proposals on vinna for missions. not a visa quastica.
H.2. Chargé proposed suttling visa question without referanse to fray,
and that short-bém viens be givan tɔ ZUKA London.
Leaden
25. 1.30
General Secretary of Sational Union of Journalists asked for interview
mith Zoreign Secretary about 320J.
Poking
27. 1,58
2. 1.58
11.K. Chargé stated that we should fail to achieve sat¿lemani with
Chinese 12 we attempted to extend it beyond official side, i.c. to
incluła Greg eto,
Hall, Margé recommended acceptanse of thiness desenda nađe on 28 January
for formal Few Year visits to KCKA and other journalist reinomers, in
return for official visit to Oray. Visits by st organisationa de
prisonars should not depend on requests, though Chinese omuld allow
certain Zomanlities to be observed to meet British difficulties.
21. 1.65
22.1.63
Hong Kong Bơoverment agreed to uns of "release to China" formula for
dapertation of 1998 PD0, though he would be szported if he returned. jo
approach had been made to Houk prisoners yet,
Hong Kong Government indicated lasul difficulties in soosding to Chinone
requests, but was willing to
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arrange special visits to HHURI PoING and LO YU-HO by two HCKA
officials, though not to other
"patriotic journalistä", of whom there were least 12.
Lonion
30. 1.68
1.0, recommand Hong Kong Goverment proposals of 29 January to H.M.
Chargé.
Pering
3. 2.68
8. 2.68
Cradock's interview at Chiasse X.I.A. Jonniler Department. Be expressed
British difficulties over NCĨA ezibting visas beomise of Grey question,
and repeated offer (now on offisial level) of exchange fuestion, and for
IBUEH P'ING. Chinese reiterated that Qrey was not visa question.
H.A. Chargé expressed disappointment at his instrup- tions, and
expressed the view that until we nade subotantial concessions vis-à-vis
Hong Kong prisoners, there would be no coranlar access to Gray nor
prospect of his release.
Lorden
13. 2.68
Report that Grey's girl friend had roosived cable from him in last few
days, saying he had received letters and telegrams from her.
Moon Host
14. 2.69
Manager of Communist Bank allowed individual visita to six imprisoned
employees, secompanied by two others from the Bank.
Mon: Jorve
14 2.69
Hong Kong Government set out its position on prison visits, proposing
that individual visits by employees of the detained Journalists could be
considered. Subject to certain coaditions (0.6. timing) if Chinese would
apply names of other "patristic Journalists" in question. The Hong Kong
Goveryment was anxious not to concede quasi-consular status to ECHA, or
the formal right of reprosentatives of oomminist organisation
to visiš peinoners,
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Under-Secretary
20 February 1968
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22.
I thought you would like to know that Anthony Grey's girl friend in
England has recently received a cable from him to say that he has been
receiving her letters and telegrams, We have had this information from
Keuters on a confidential basis and I should be grateful if you would
treat it as Buch. I am afraid there are no other developments to report,
but as you know Mr. Gray's plight is constantly in our minds and we
shall continue doing all we can to get him out.
Anthony Royle, Esq., M.P.,
Houas of Commons
William Kodgers
13.2
kir. Wilkingon
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I think Ministers will wish to know that we have heard
from Reuters that Mr. Grey's girl friend in England has
received a cable from him during the last few days saying that
he has been receiving her letters and telegrams.
2. So far as we know, the last occasion on which Mr. Grey
was able to send any cable was at Christmas when cables were
received by his mother, his girl friend and by Reuters. The
fact that he has now been allowed to send a further telegram
is mildly encouraging since it suggests that the Chinese wish
people to know that Mr. Grey is all right. (It seems unlikely
that they are practising an elaborate piece of duplicity.)
This is a long way from allowing access to him or permitting
his release; but it is at least something.
3. We are still awaiting a reply from the Chinese to the
suggestion, last made on 7 February, that Mr. Grey should be
exchanged for the senior New China News Agency correspondent
(or in the fim l instance both N.C.N.A. correspondents)
imprisoned in Hong Kong.
Copies to:
Mr. Haydon, News Dept.
Jam belamany
(James Murray) 13 February, 1968
Mr. Bass, Consular Dept.
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Hong Kong telegram No.212: Prison Visits.
I am however I am grateful for this clarification. surprised to learn
that under the existing rules it has all along been possible for an
extra visit to a prisoner to be granted to an outside person (given
compelling reasons and prisoner's agreement) without the prisoner having
first to ask for such a visit and that an employer is usually granted
one such visit. The position as stated in Hong Kong telegram No.1908 was
that special visits could only be granted on the On instructions I so
prior request of prisoners themselves. informed the Chinese on 31
December. This has been a major sticking point in the negotiation.
2.
I think it a great pity that we should not have been informed of these
possibilities in December when prison visits were first discussed, or
even a few weeks ago when the question arose of access at Chinese New
Year. Much valuable time would have been saved and we could almost
certainly have secured access to Grey.
3.
Proposals now put by the Governor in his paragraph 5 fall short of the
first Chinese demand of 28 January (access to NCNA and "patriotic"
journalists) in only one important respect i..., it is suggested that
employers and not NCNA would visit the "patriotic" journalists. I
strongly recommend that we should include the NCNA in such visits i.e.,
propose a visit by the employer plus an NCNA official, for the following
reasons:
(a) As for holding out on this one point we would endanger the whole
deal;
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(b) As pointed out in Hong Kong telegram No.206, in some cases the
employers of the "patriotic" journalists are themselves in gaol and may
not be easily available;
(c) By allowing the NCNA to participate in these visits we would not be
making any admission of the NCNA's quasi Consular status. We could in
any subsequent discussion justify our actions and if need be distinguish
this from Consular access by pointing out that the NCNA was allowed
visits to the journalists because it is a Press organization and that
such visits did not mean that they had any right to visit other
categories of prisoner.
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(a) I note that the Governor considers the possibility of including an
NCNA official among the visitors (paragraph 7 (a) of telegram under
reference);
(e) In the end our object is quick access to Grey. I consider such
access important enough to justify slight straining of the rules in the
above sense.
6.[sic] If above is agreed I could make an immediate approach to the
Chinese, though I would not propose to go into detailed points at the
end of paragraph 5 which I think would be better dealt with in Hong Kong
at time arrangements are made. This approach would not cut across
expected Chinese reply on visas and on Grey-Hsueh-ping exchange, though
we might hear something, particularly on the second point, at the same
time. Again I think it most important we should move quickly if we want
to avoid the danger of joint communications expiring.
Sir D.Hopson
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Captive Briton isolated in Peking
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
HONGKONG, FEB. 14
There is no change in the posi- tion of Mr. Anthony Grey, the British
correspondent of Reuter, whom the Chinese are holding under strict house
arrest in Peking, according to a party of Australian and New Zealand
students who have just returned to Hongkong.
1.
The group of 57, who spent 25 days in China touring factories, colleges,
communes and Army units, said at a press conference tonight that they
had tried un- successfully to discuss Mr. Grey's arrest with Chinese
officials in Peking.
All that they could discover was that he continued to be well fed and
cared for, although he was being kept in total nulation.
The party saw no signs of violence
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or disruption in China, although rail- way bridges were guarded by
troops. In cities where the cultural revolu- tion bas made slow progress
unarmed troops were out in force.
In discussions on Vietnam the members of the party were repeatedly told
that the Vietnamese would win their own war and that there was no
suggestion that China was about to send volunteers to the north.
Trains were frequently halted, and the delays were explained by the
party's guides as arising from the priority being given to supplies for
Vietnam. The Chinese complained that the Russians were not genuinely
behind the Vietnamese, and sent them only obsolete weapons,
H
The students ran into some trouble with customs officials when they let!
China. All photographs of soldiers wall posters carrying complaints,
poli- ; and of "big character posters" the
neal debates and criticisms of Mao's | opponents---were confiscated.
One of the Australian students said that the Chinese explained:
"The posters do not reflect official policy and they can be
misrepresented by the capitalist press ".
Mr. Robert Reece, who visited China with a student group last year, said
that this time he found the excitement of the cultural revolution had
disappeared from the streets of such cities as Canton and Shanghai.
In Hongkong today the Govern- ment announced its intention to intro-
duce a large number of measures to reform the labour laws. These will
include consultation between man- agement and workers and improved
conciliation in disputes; improved sickness, injury and redundancy
benefits; and the application of the six-day working week to women and
young people employed in shops and service industries, and to all male
industrial workers
The law relating to picketing and intimidation during strikes will also
be clarified. Officials say privately
that many of the 33 reforms could take up to three years to find their
way to the statute book.
A report recommending a 40-mile underground railway, to be built over a
period of 16 years, was published today. The cost would be more than
£200m. The report also proposes an air cushion craft ferry service to
link the island of Hongkong with the mainland.
PEKING, Feb. 14.--The New China news agency has described how a group of
soldiers in Honan fought a fire in a train carrying a load of
insecticide while quoting from The Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung.
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Among the heroic doeds performed during the fire the agency singled out
those of one soldier who "his trousers on fire, held firmly to his
firehose. reciting the quotation Be resolute, do not fear sacrifice He
finally had to be taken away while continuing to recite " B:
resolute..."
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I am afraid there is a further important factor which must not be
overlooked. Public opinion here is sympathetic to Grey's plight, but
there would be deep resentment if what was considered to be any
substantial Hong Kong interest were sacrificed for him.
2. A second point is that unofficial members and the local Fress,
although sometimes a little watchful and suspicious, broadly still trust
us in these matters and have not sought to probe into what we may or may
not be up to in attempting to obtain an amelioration of his condition;
although it is not difficult for them to guess that we are
If we once did anything not simply acquiescing in his imprisonment.
in Grey's interests that was regarded as too much of a kowtow, the Press
would seize upon it and it might thereafter become extremely difficult
for me to operate without having to parry incessant demands for full and
constant disclosure of what was being considered and discussed between
London, Peking and here. While the Press could perhaps be held off,
unofficial members might start to demand a say in these matters which
could be extremely embarrassing and unhelpful in ruture manoeuvres over
both Grey and the position of the Peking Hission.
3. This is not to say we cannot do something to help Grey, but whatever
we do must be able to show either that it is a reasonably nomal
procedure and that we have not unduly bent to CPG demands (remembering
that the smallest concession will be trumpeted by the Communist Press as
a humbling of us) or that the move is in Hong Kong's interests (e.g.
deportation). The concessions proposed for these prisoners come very
close to the border line of what might be
acceptable to local opinion, and I should have to consider very
carefully whether or not we unduly risk raising a storm if we make them.
4.
I have not copied this to Peking but leave you to send an appropriate
version there if you think it necessary.
Si D. Trench
DEPAREMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
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