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5. It is now almost six weeks since Lord Shepherd last

summoned Shan P'ing and we must soon consider sending for

him again. It would perhaps be better to delay this until

Mr. Denson has reached Peking and made his first calls on

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He enters China on

22 February. It should then be possible to see whether

there has been a permanent change in the Chinese mood.

Furthermore we should be in a better position to assess

the effectiveness of our latest probe in Hong Kong of

Chinese intentions towards Mr. Grey.

6.

At Lord Shepherd's next meeting with the Chinese

Chargé d'Affaires we might vary our tactics slightly to

try to draw from him a more positive response than on the

last occasion. Although we must necessarily refer to each

case individually I see advantage in singling out one case

for special treatment. Assuming that the Chinese are ready

to look at cases on their merits there is something to be

said for expounding individual cases in some detail.

case of

The

7.

who has been detained on a charge

of espionage, would be a good one to deal with in this way.

originally put in a joint application for

an exit vies with her husband but following his arrest she

re-applied on 20 September, 1963, for a separate exit visa.

The Public Security Bureau in Shanghai were told that it was

necessary for

to return to the U.K. to care for

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