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ay justifiable that any human being in this modern world
should be so treated.
8. Lord Shepherd said that Shen P'ing had referred to a vicious propaganda campaign on the part of the British Government, slandering the Chinese Government and its
people. There was no substance whatsover in this. He would have thought that what his Secretary of State,
Mr. Stewart, had said recently about Mr. Grey was very
restrained. Lord Shepherd emphasised that the British
Government is in no way responsible for what Press, radio
and TV commentators in this country say on any subject:
certainly their comments do not emanate from the British
Government.
9. In conclusion, Lord Shepherd said that he appreciated
that Shen P'ing would now wish to report to his Government
in Peking and expressed the hope that, when he did so,
he would draw attention to the present relaxed atmosphere
in Hong Kong.
Much of the trouble and strife there had
disappeared. Lord Shepherd also hoped that the Chargé
would convey to his Government what he had said about the
real desire on the part of the British Government to improve
Sino-British relations. He was sure that steps could be
taken by the Chinese Goverment to help us - we who
genuinely desire to see improved relations between our two
countries achieve this end.
10. Shen Ping said that he had not intended to talk about
Hong Kong. However, since Lord Shepherd had referred to
the troubles there he felt obliged to comment. The tension
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