timing of Campbell's departure for Hong Kong could
be decided in the light of what Allan is able to
elicit.
4. We leave it to you to decide whether Garside
should accompany Grey on the first leg of his
journey.
further instrations about
5. We shall be telegraphing you a revived text
of Long's letter of 7 November 1968.
032717 E.W.& S.,Ltd. 164m 3/67.
Most
Sef.
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PRIORITY PHNOM PENH
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
PRIORITY PHNOM PENH TELNO 2 TO PEKING 10 SEPTEMBER 1969
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 2 OF 10 SEPTEMBERĮ,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO FCO, KARACHI AND HONG KONG.
ASS
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 515 TO FCO:
ANTHONY GREY.
WE MET AIR FRANCE PLANE FROM SHANGHAI LAST NIGHT. GREY
WAS NOT ON IT.
FCC PLEASE PASS TO ALL.
MR. MCCANN
/REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
FAR EASTERN DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
CONSULAR DEPT.
NEWS DEPT.
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958
Far Eastern Department
Ec 134/1
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9 September, 1969.
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I enclose the two passport photographs of Anthony Grey which you asked
for in your letter of 25 August. I also enclose a photocopy of Grey's
previous passport application foom which the Passport Office resurrected
for me. only gives the personal details you need but also his signature
and the number (597195) and date of issue (5/9/66) of the passport which
disappeared on August 22, 1967.
R. R. Garside, Esq.,
PEKING.
(R. N. Dales)
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(1829) DA. 391999- 1,9004 2009 H",
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August 22, 1967.
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IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 307
CONFIDENTIAL
TO PEKING
8 SPETEMBER 1969
(FEC) 1.
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NO 307 OF 8 SEPTEMBER REPTD
FOR INFORMATION TO PHNOM PENH KARACHI HONG KONG. YOUR TEL NO 515:
ANTHONY GREY, ---
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 515
8 SEPTEMBER 1969
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 50
KONFIDENTIAL
-9 SEP 1969
ADDRESSED TO FCO TELNO 515 OF 7 SEPT REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO
PHNOM PENH KARACHI HONG KONG
pakeista
FEC 130
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.
ና
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
DEPART:ENTAL DISTRIBUTION
FAR EASTERN DEPT.
HONG KONG DEPT.
CONSULAR DEPT.
NEWS DEPT.
NNNNN
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
ADVANCE COPIES SENT
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1.P.D.
P.U.S.D.
CONFIDENTIAL
1955
(PBC 130/1)'
Far Eastern Department
11 September, 1969.
pa 420 15/
135
You asked in your unreferenced letter of 5 August about how the cost of
the books which Robin McLaren brought should be met. Pinance Department
have advised us that you should charge the cost to Vote 2, Sub-head A ↑
(7) in your account, with referance to your letter to me,
2. I am sorry that the Chinese would not accept them but if they
progressively relax the conditions of Grey's detention another
opportunity to present them might occur before his release.
J. N. Allan, Baq.,
PEKING
(C. Wilson)
954
(LINK) DIA 391399 1,300 2249 Hw.
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J. N. Allan, Esq. PEKING.
Type 1 +
From
Colin Wilson
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
You asked in your unreferenced letter of 5 August
about how the cost of the books which Robin MacLaren
brought you should be met. Finance Department have
advised us that you should charge the cost to Vote 2
Sub-head A 1 (7) in your account, with reference to
your letter to me
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Our Mission in Peking have asked us for advice about a minor financial
problem. They were hoping to be able to take some books to Mr. Anthony
Grey, the Reuters correspondent detained in Peking, and arranged to have
these purchased in Hong Kong by the Eastern Political Adviser.
2. They now have the books and have paid the
"Asebut
Eastern Political Adviser for them, As yet they have been unable to have
the books delivered to Mr Grey but will continue to try to do so.
3. The cost of the books is under suspense in their accounts and they
would be grateful for advice as to whether there is any way in which
this can be charged to public funds. I attach our copy of Mr. Allan's
letter of 5 August to Mr. Wilson on the subject and would be grateful if
you could let me
know what solution we can offer him.
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Anthony Grey (our tels 444 and 445).
on which I
I am writing on a minor aspect of should be grateful for your advice. As
we did not wish to delay trying to send the books we asked Robin AcLeren
to bring some suitable ones from Hong Kong. This he did and the question
arises whether we can charge this expense to public funds (I think it
would be wrong, given our involvement, to seek to obtain reimbursement-
from Reuters) We will anyway pay Robin and put it un...er suspense in
our accounts. If you cannot find a way of charging this to public funds
we will of course pay out of our own pockets. The books meanwhile will
remain here in case we have a further opportunity to give then to Grey.
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MR. ANTHONY GREY PRESS AR. ANGEMENTS
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After Mr. Doong Campbell of Reuters had discussed the London Airport
press arrangements referred to in his letter of 5 September to
Mr. Murray, Head of Far Eastern Department, in more detail with me this
morning, I telephoned
·
Mr. Housego, Chief of Public Relations at London Airport, to warn him,
for his own information at this stage, that we were hoping that Mr. Grey
would be returning to this country early in October and that reception
and press arrangements would therefore have to be prepared. I added that
it was of course always possible that Mr. Grey would be out before the
expected time, and indeed there were the odd rumours to this effect,
which we could not substantiate in any way. I impressed on Mr. Housego
the need for confidentiality which he fully accepted. (He is so
accustomed to dealing with such problems that we can rely on his
discretion). we went on to discuss the actual physical arrangements, as
follows.
2.
Mr. Housego thinks that there will probably be as much press interest in
Mr. Grey's arrival as there was in Mr. Gerald Brooke's. This means
expecting about 50 still photographers, both T.V. channels, with more
than one camera sach, 4 Newsreels, possibly some American photographers
and T.V., a Press Conference room packed with the writing press. The
Brooke reception arrangements went very well and could be taken as a
guide.
3.
and
If, as seems likely, Mr. Grey arrives at London from Europe, then Mr.
Housego would propose to make available the Kingston-Smith lounge for
him, and his reception part, using the queens
| Building Press Conference facilities for the press.
Mr. Housego is certain that he would be able to arrange V.I.F. treatment
for Mr. Grey, which would mean that Customs and Immigration would see
him in the V.I.P. Lounge.
4.
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In his letter of 5 September, fr. Campbell suggests facilities for Mr.
Grey's mother and gt friend fiancée to meet him on the tarmac,
accompanied presumably by a representative of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office and Reuters. Mr. Housego confirmed that this could
be arranged but it is
normal on these occasions for camera men to be allowed on the tarmac
which would mean that the reception party and this applies particularly
to Mr. Grey's mother and Pimode would have to put up with
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what might be a tremendous onslaught of photography. He therefore
suggests that the Brooke precedent be followed according to which Mr.
Grey would be met on the tarmac by a Foreign and Commonwealth Office
representative and a Reuter representative only. The photographers could
then have their time after which Mr. Grey plus the 2 in the tarmaç
reception party would go by car to the Kings roed- Smith lounge where
Mr. Grey's mother and fiancés que prefa would greet him privately. After
these private greetings and fir. Housego advises that a good quarter of
an hour or 20 minutes should be allowed for this: he says that Gerald
Brooke had insufficient time to find his feet completely) Mr. Grey and
the reception party would be taken to the Press
Conference room, just across the corridor. There Mr. Housego suggests
allowing say 3 minutes for still photographers, to be followed by
questions for T.V. and the writing press. He suggests that the Reuter
representative should chate this occasion and bring it to an end when
Mr. Grey etc., have had enough. (News Department should not of course be
associated with this this is Mr. Grey's/Reuter's affair).
5.
Mr. Housego raised two small administrative points with me, i.e. (i) as
was done in the case of Mr. Brooke he would ask that the car which
brings the Foreign and Commonwealth Office representative to the Airport
should take the tarmac reception party out to the aircraft and back to
the V.I.F. lounge; and (ii) that Reuters should bear the cost of any
refreshments provided in the V.I.. lounge.
lounge. On the car point, Mr. Housego agreed that if there was any
difficulty about a Foreign and Commonwealth Office car, for example
because of sudden or late arrival, a Reuters car would be perfectly
acceptable and in an emergency Mr. Housego could arrange an airport car.
I agreed with Mr. Housego that we would keep him informed of news Mr.
Grey's arrival more notice he can have the better, obviously. office
telephone number is 759-7224 and his home number is Burgh Heath 56348.
If he cannot be reached at short notice, his Deputy 'who would not be
informed of any of the above at present) ir name is Mri James Duncan,
home number Windsor 65575.
P.5. horling
(F. Rosling)
News Department 9 September, 1969
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