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Deputy Director for Western European Affairs in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about Lo's statement.

Esuch went

on to say that the Chinese Government were hoping for a speedy

discussion could of course reply from the British Government;

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be held on concrete problems but these could be solved much more easily, some without discussion, once the main problem had been dealt with. (This is perhaps slightly less rigid

than the line taken by Io himself.)

(b) Mr. Grey of Reuters

Discussions are still proceeding in Hong Kong about arrangements for additional visits to communist journalists in prison in Hong Kong, which we hope will result in our obtaining access to Mr. Grey. The Chinese representatives in Hong Kong have been trying to go beyond the principles put by Sir D. Hopson in Peking. Sir D. Hopson raised this with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 25 March, but we have

not yet had the detailed report.

(c) Mr. Watt of Vickers-Zimmer

The Chinese have not yet replied to Sir D. Hopson's request for information about the charges and the trial, and

for consular access.

(a) Mr. Barrymaine

The Chinese have not yet replied to our Mission's request of 18 March for information and for consular access.

(e) s.s. "Demodocus"

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The Chinese State shipbroking organisation, having been informed by Blue Funnel of the decision to cancel the

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