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Mr. Moreton
Private Secretary
Mr. Anthony Grey of Reutere
The
The Secretary of Stute has agreed to see Ir. Gerald Long,
General Manager of Reuters, at 4.0 p.m. on 1 April.
Secretary of State last saw Mr. Long on 12 November, 1968.
I attach speaking notes.
The General State of the Case
2. I attach a copy of my submission of 28 March in which I
have recommended that we should not press the Governor of Hong
Kong for the immediate release of all eleven nows workers in
Hong Kong; but should let mattero take their course there with
the reasonably confident expectation that Mr. Grey will be let
out shortly after the normal release of the news workers in
September, but almost cert inly not before. The Secretary of
Stute may, however, prefer not to make up his mind about this
recommendation until after his talk with Mr. Long.
The Probe in Hong Kong
3. Mr. Long is familiar with the attempt we have been making
through covert chunnels in Hong Kong to secure the release of
Mr. Grey in return for the rolease to China of the eleven newoworke:
I had obtained authority to tell him of it in general terms during
my Conversation of 28 February, before his departure on tour. A
FIES R record is attached. It remains to inform Mr. Long that in our
judgment the probe has been a failure and that the Chinese have
no interest in a compromise arrangement.
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