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HONG KONG
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COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 2091
16 OCTOBER 1968
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ADDRESSED TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 2091 OF 16
OCTOBER,
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING AND POLAD SINGAPORE.
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MY TELEGRAM NO. 2031: GREY.
CATER'S MEETING MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELEGRAM
IN FACT TOOK PLACE ON 28 SEPTEMBER. HE EMPHASIZED THAT HSUEH
PING'S PROBABLE DATE OF RELEASE WAS 18 NOVEMBER AND NOT DURING
OCTOBER. CATER ALSO EMPHASIZED THE BAD IMPRESSION OF CHINA'S
POLICY WHICH GREY'S CONTINUED DETENTION WAS PRODUCING THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD.
2.
CATER'S NEXT MEETING WITH CONTACT TOOK PLACE ON 14 OCTOBER.
HE AGAIN MADE THE POINT ABOUT HSUEH PING AND 18 NOVEMBER.
CONTACT SAID HE HAD PASSED ON THAT MESSAGE AND UNDERTOOK TO
REPEAT IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
3.
CONTACT SAID THAT HE HAD HAD A REPLY FROM CHOU EN LAI'S.
SECRETARY NAMED PANG TO THE MESSAGE WHICH HE HAD UNDERTAKEN TO SEND ON 21 SEPTEMBER (MY TELEGRAM NO. 2007). BUT IT HAD BEEN EXPRESSED IN VERY GENERAL TERMS AND HAD NOT MENTIONED GREY BY
NAME. PANG HAD EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT SOOM ALL OUTSTANDING
PROBLEMS WOULD BE RESOLVED AND HAD SAID IT WAS NOT PEKING'S
INTENTION TO PUT CONTACT IN THE POSITION OF HAVING TO ASK THE IMPOSSIBLE FROM THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
FOREIGN OFFICE PLEASE PASS ROUTINE PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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