CONFIDENTIAL
26. 7.67
29.7.67
NCNA, 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 LUO YU-HO, an NCNA employee.
Peking
29. 7.67
Chinese F.0. reply for consular access to Grey clained that since no arrangements had been made for formal visit by NCHA in Hong Kong to the three prisoners, no access to Grey could be granted.
Hong Kong
31. 7.67
Hong Kong Government would agree to one visit by NCNA representative to each of the four arrested NCNA journalists in return for consular access to Grey.
Peking
2. 8.67
Hong Kong
9. 8.67
H.H. Chargé informed News Department of Chinese H.F.A. that special visits would be allowed to NCNA journalists as soon as consular access to Grey granted.
Three communist newspapers closed and some of their staff arrested.
Peking
18. 9.67
Demonstrators allegedly broke into Grey's house.
19. 8.67
Grey's telephone cut off, and member of British Mission staff refused entry to his house.
20. 8.67
Chinese H.F.A. said that situation had changed since British offer on exchange of visits, and that further measures would be taken against Grey if we did not change our attitude.
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