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ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 803
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TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
22 JUNE 1968.
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ADDRESSED COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 803 DATED 22ND JUNE
REPEATED PEKING.
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PEKING TEL. NO. 587 TO FOREIGN OFFICE, PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2.
GREY.
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WHILE I STILL THINK WE OUGHT TO TRY TO PRESS FOR NON-CONSULAR VISITS BY A FRIEND FIRST (MY TELEGRAM 536, PARA. 2 REFERS), I WOULD NOW BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ANOTHER VISIT HERE TO THE NEWSWORKERS ON OR
ABOUT 15TH JULY. THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE:-
(A) ON THE SAME BASIS AS BEFORE, I.E. ON NOT MORE FAVOURABLE TERMS,
AND PROVIDED:
(B) WE CAN BE REASONABLY SURE ACCESS TO GREY RESULTS:
(C) THE SITUATION HERE IS STILL REASONABLY QUIET:
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(D) THE CLIMATE OF PUBLIC OPINION IS MUCH AS AT PRESENT. WHILE I HAVE SOME APPREHENSIONS, I THINK ANOTHER VISIT HERE IN JULY WOULD BE
ACCEPTED FOR GREY'S SAKE.
2. WHILE IT IS NOT FOR ME TO ASSESS, I STILL WONDER HOW WISE WE REALLY ARE IN CONTINUING TO DEMONSTRATE OUR CONCERN FOR GREY SO VERY CLEARLY. ARE WE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT MERELY CONVINCING THE CHINESE BY OUR SENSITIVITY TO HIS PLIGHT THAT HE HAS REAL VALUE AS A HOSTAGE AND ARE THUS RUNNING THE RISK THAT THEY WILL BE EVEN LESS READY TO
LET HIM GO EVENTUALLY? IT SEEMS TO ME THE ESSENTIAL THING IS TO
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