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KR. ANTHONY GREY OF REUTERS
In Hong Kong telegram No. 466 of 7 June Lord Shepherd
reported that the Governor of Hong Kong would be sending a
full/appraisal of the problem of Mr. Grey and the convicted
newsworkers, to reach London before. Lord Shepherd's return.
This re-appraisel has now been received (Hong Kong telegram
No. 478 of 13 June).
826) FCC3/CRECOMMENDATION
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Subject always to such observations as Lord Shepherd
may have on his return, I recommend that the Governor should
thereafter be informed that, as we now see it, the least
unsatisfactory course is probably to have the newsworkers
complete their sentences in September/October, in the
reasonably confident expectation that Mr. Grey will be
released immediately thereafter. Hong Kong Department concur.
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3. The Governor makes the following points:-
(a) Any concession not directly connected with the eleven
newsworkers would be irrelevant to the solution of the
Grey case.
(b)
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If anything is to be done there are only two possibilities:
(1) to release the eleven newsworkers as an open
political gesture (course A); Or
(ii) to find a cover story for remission of their
sentences (course B).
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