CYPHER/CAT A
CONFIDENTIAL
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 159
TO
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HONG KONG
19 MARCH 1970.
(HONG KONG)
CONFIDENTIAL.
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
WE WISH TO BRIEF SECRETARY OF STATE ABOUT CONFRONTATION PRISONERS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG NEXT MONTH. GRATEFUL THEREFORE IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH DETAILS SHOWING NUMBER STILL IMPRISONED FOR OFFENCES INVOLVING (A) VIOLENCE, (B) POSSESSION OF OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, (C) CONNECTION WITH BOMB CAMPAIGN AND (D) OFFENCES OF NON-VIOLENT CHARACTER, WITH IN EACH CATEGORY RANGE OF YEARS OF SENTENCES.
2. MOST HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE YOUR REPLY BY MONDAY, 23
MARCH.
STEWART
FILES
HONG KONG D. FAR EAST. D. MR. WILFORD
ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION U.N.D. (4 COFIES)
CONFIDENTIAL
K. 271% Hriky las anwire
16.70
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3.
20
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