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Recommendation

2.

I recommend:

(a)

that Mr. Hopson be instructed to inform the

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that if

further action is taken against Mr. Grey or

against his Mission, measures will be taken

against the N.C.N.A. in London;

(b) that in the light of any action taken in Peking

after the expiry of the ultimatum, i.e. about

1530 hours G.M.T. on 22 August, we inform the

Office of the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires here

that:

(i) N.C.N.A. must cease functioning and its

personnel must report at stated intervals

to the police; or if Chinese action

justifies it

(ii)

all members of N.C.N.A. must leave London

And in any case

within 48 hours.

(c) a system of exit visas for all Chinese officials in

this country

ber

instituted.

Home Office agreement will be required for (a) and (b) and

their co-operation for (c).

Argument and Background

3. This is the first time that the Chinese have issued an

ultimatum over Hong Kong. I think we must agree with Mr. Hopson

that action is likely, both against Mr. Grey and against the

British Mission. When Mr. Grey was first put under house arrest

/on 21 July

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