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IMMEDIATE PEKING TO

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Telno 419

11 May 1968

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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 419 of 11 May Repeated for information to Hong Kong

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Your telegrams Nos. 459 and 460: Grey.

I agree that question of visits and conditions of confinement had better be kept separate from that of release.

2. Unless I hear from you to the contrary we shall on

16 May ask for an interview on Grey. At this we shall raise

the question of improved conditions for him and of informal visits by non-diplomatic friends.

る。 In the meantime I hope Hong Kong (see paragraph 4 of your telegram No. 459) will explore possibilities of putting

N.C.N.A. and other journalists under as liberal régime as

possible, though no action should be taken until we see the result of interview above.

4.

On the question of release see my immediately following

telegram.

Foreign Office please pass Hong Kong 299.

· Sir D. Hopson

[Repeated as requested]

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