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LETTER FROM THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA: STATUS OF PRISONERS AFTER
1997
1.
THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA, A LIBERAL PEER, HAS WRITTEN TO
LORD GLENARTHUR ABOUT THE STATUS OF PRISONERS IN HONG KONG IN
1997. TEXT OF LETTER IS BELOW. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR AS TO
THE ISSUES IT ADDRESSES. IT IS EVIDENT, HOWEVER, THAT IT FOLLOWS
UP ANSWERS GIVEN IN PARLIAMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR TO QUESTIONS
ASKED BY TWO LIBERAL MPS, PADDY ASHDOWN AND MICHAEL MEADOWCROFT,
(OUR TELNOS 1296, 1781 AND 1776).
2.
AS THE SUBJECT IS OBVIOUSLY GENERATING A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF DETAILED SCRUTINY, WE THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE
VERY LIMITED LINE ALREADY USED (TWICE) IN PARLIAMENT. WE BELIEVE
IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER, AND WE SUGGEST WE
DRAW FROM THE WORDING ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN OUR TELNO 1296. WE
ARE INCLINED TO THINK THAT YOUR PREVIOUS OBJECTION TO THIS LINE
(PARA 3 OF YOUR TELNO 1821) IS LESS VALID NOW THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY PUT OUR PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE FOR THE CHINESE. TEXT
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