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BUT CHAT HAS BEEN SAID SO PAR CERTAINLY SEEMS TO HAVE FROVED NEARER
THE TRUTH IN THE EVENT THAN WHAT HAS PASSEN DETVERN OFFICIAL REPRESENT
ATIVOS.
CH) I HAVE NEVER SUGGESTED HANGING ON TO THESE DETAINEES TO
THE BITTER END**. I HAVE SAID ONLY THAT THE PROPER CRITERION FOR
THEIR CONTINUED DETENTION OR OTHERWISE SHOULD ME WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ARE SECURITY RISKS, A FACTOR IN WHICH ASSESSMENT IS THE
SITUATION FROM THE TO TINE.
2.
VITH REFERENCE TO TELEGRAM NIMBER 905, NUMBER 3 IS A MAN WITH
A DANGEROUS DEGREE OF INFLUENCE IN THE SAT KUNG AREA OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES WHERE THERE 19 A STRONG COMMUNIST ELEMENT AND VHERR
TROITLE REKA INS CLOSE TO THE SURFACE. HIS REMOVAL HAD A SETTLING
EFFECT AND HIS RETURN THERE NOW WOULD NOT ONLY HEARTEN THE MILITANTS
IN THE AREA NUT WOULD DISMAY THOSE WHO REMAIN LOYAL, 1 AN UNWILLING
TO REVIEW HIS CASE NOW BUT IT VILL OF COURSE BE REVIEVED
REGULARLY
WITH ALL OTHERS. HE ALSO NOW HAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL
TO THE COMMITTEE OF REVIEW IP HE WISHES.
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3. THESE DETAINEES ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT I WOULD BE GLAD TO, DE
RID OF, BUT ONLY IF THIS CAN BE DONE WITH SAFETY. IT IS WRONG
TO SUPPOSE THAT THE SITUATION HERE IS ENTIRELY WITHOUT DANGERS JUST
RECAUSE THE WORST VIOLENCE HAS CEASED FOR THE PRESENT. SO FAR THE
SMALLER FRY RELEASED HAVE NOT
PARTICULARLY COME TO NOTICE AGAIN, BUT THIS IS NO MORE THAN A
MOPEFUL SIGH FOR THE FUTURE WHICH CAN BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN
CONSIDERING FURTHER PELEASES. THE HARDER CASES CANNOT BE JUDGED
ENTIRELY ON THE BASIS OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
FO PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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