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IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NO.59
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TO HONG KONG
22 JANUARY 1969
(HKK 1/12)
FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MAURICE ORBACH FOR ORAL
REPLY BY 27 JANUARY.
"'TO ASK WHY THE NAMES OF 54 CHINESE DETAINEES WITHOUT TRIAL UNDER THE HONG KONG EMERGENCY REGULATIONS WERE NOT PUBLISHED'',
2. WE ARE UNCERTAIN WHAT LINE OF REPLY TO RECOMMEND IN LIGHT OF YOUR COMMENTS IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELEGRAM 2175 OF 12 NOVEMBER. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU STILL REGARD SECURITY GROUNDS AS REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION AND WHAT THOSE GROUNDS WERE.
3. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS NOT LATER THAN 9900 THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY.
STEWART
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F. EASTERN D. SIR A. GALSWORTHY MR. MORETON
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