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PRESENT TREND \AND THE CHANCES OF FURTHER RELEASES OF BRITISH SUBJECTS WILL BE SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED, WHILE I AM NOT ADVOCATING ANY SWEEPING CONCESSIONS, FOR EXAMPLE IN RESPECT OF CONVICTED PRISONERS, I HOPE THAT UNLESS IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT MEASURES OF THE TYPE I HAVE MENTIONED, AND ANY OTHERS LIKE THEM, ARE REALLY ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE OR SECURITY IN THE COLONY, CONSIDERATION OF THEM CAN BE SUSPENDED UNTIL WE HAVE HAD TIME TO SEE WHETHER THERE WILL BE FURTHER DIVIDENDS FOLLOWING GREY'S RELEASE.

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