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Avery good commentary,
Dr. Gamfara
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Commentary on
MR. ANTHONY GRAY
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eking telegram No. 3 of 2 January
On 25 December the Few Chins Nawe Agency published &
report la Peking linking Mr. 3rey with the Communist news workers
serving sentences in Hong Kong. My greliminary -nalysis of the
report was contained in my submission of 3 January.
have now
received the viewe of Fr. Cradock in "eking, but not yet the
considered thoughts of the Governor of Hong Kong which are to
reach us shortly by bag. "eanwhile, pending the preparation of
a further submission I have set out informally the preliminary
reactions of Par Jastern Departxent to eking telegram No. 3
(cupy attached).
(A) Buregrach 1
(1) "Thie atatement ..... is of coniler ble importance":
# agres, within limits. The et teneat is not, however, to ba
eu tod in import-nee with the Chinese Dovernment statement of
17 July, 1957, which was issued unter the izprisatur of the
Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Aff irs. The
latest statement has only the statue of an NCNA report, datelined
Beking.
(11) *It etutes price for him officially and publicly":
Given the at tus of the NCNA report, we o anot agree that the
Chinese have stated an official price for Mr. Gray.
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