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CONFIDENTIAL

(b)

(c)

obviously being pressed.

The degree of pressure on Ministers from publis

Opinion in the U.K. (which in its turn will be

dependent on further news of Fr. Grey's health and

equilibrium).

Tae tue release dates of the imprisoned news workers.

In this lust connexion the date to bear in mind is not

so much an arbitrary period of six months from now,

but specifically september 1969 when ten of the

remaining elevon nemo aorkers will, If they get full

remission, have servad out their sentences.

Whether

or not the Governor could reasonably be asked to

rolesee the remaining nede worker (due for release

oaly in 1971) at the same time would be for

consideration then,

(111) Er. Cradock'» (e): to sit it out until 1971:

it implies that the news

Kr. Cradock's phrase is misleading;

workers will be released at intervals over a period between

now and 1.71. But as explained in (11) above, ten of the

remaining eleven will be released during eptember 1969, none

before then, and only one after.

(iv) Fr. Cradock leaves out of his options the possibility of

releasing at an early date a smaller number than the remaining

eloven news workers. This is a possibility we have constantly

in mind. It does, however, rise the following serious difficulties:

5.

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