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TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 72 OF 28 APRILYNE PRIORITY FCO.
MY TELNO 59 CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO RELEASE SIMULTANEOULSY THE LAST TWO CONFRONT- ATION
PRISONERS. IP TAT-SHING AND CHU TSZ-TIM (ALIAS CHU WING-KUEN) WILL
ACCORDINGLY BE FREED ON 3 MAY. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD DELAY
TELLING THE CHINESE UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE ·
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OF THE USUAL REVIEW PROCESS I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE THE POINT
THAT THESE TWO ARE THE LAST TO BE FREED OF THOSE CONVICTED AT THE
TIME OF THE 1967 DISTURBANCES IN HONG KONG. ONE PRISONER, HO CHEUNG (TO
WHOM WE WOULD NOT WISH YOU TO REFER), REMAINS IN GAOL AS A RESULT OF A
CRIME COMMITTED IN 1967. BUT HE WAS CONVICTED (OF KILLING A POLICEMAN)
ONLY IN 1971 AFTER RETURN FROM CHINA: AND HE HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED BY
US (OR APPARENTLY THE CHINESE) AS BEING IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS THE
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
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311 March 1973
Tan writing further to my letter of 5 March
to let you know that one more of the prisoners in Hong Kong, Lo
Thui-yan, is to be released on 2 Atril as a result of the regular
process of review accorted to all long term
prison sentences in Hong Kong.
wishes.
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TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 59 OF 27 MARCH/INFO PRIORITY FCO.
MY TELNO 39: CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
LO SHUT-YAN WILL BE RELEASED ON 2 APRIL. GRATEFUL IF THE MEA
WERE INFORMED NOT EARLIER THAN 31 MARCH, AND USING THE FORM OF WORDS IN
MY REFERENCE TELEGRAM.
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TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 39 OF 3 MARCH INFO PRIORITY FCO.
MY TELNO 381 CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
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MOK WILL BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY 6 MARCH. WHEN YOU TELL THE MFA I SHOULD
BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD MERELY SAY THAT HE IS BEING RELEASED AS A
RESULT OF THE REGULAR PROCESS OF REVIEW ACCORDED TO ALL LONG-TERM PRISON
SENTENCES.
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TO PRIORITY PEKING TELNO 38 OF 1 MARCH/INFO PRIORITY FCO.
YOUR TELNO 244: CONFRONTATION PRISONERS. {
THE FIRST TO BE RELEASED WILL BE MOK SIU-KUI. WE WILL LET YOU
HAVE A DATE SHORTLY.
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELEGRAM NO 244 OF 27 FEBRUARY/AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG
KONG INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS ( FOR SEC OF STATES
PRIVATE SEC.
HONG KONG TELNO 74 OF 19 JANUARY TO FCO PARA 3: CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
1. GRATEFUL IF HONG KONG WOULD CONFIRM NAME AND DATE OF RELEASE
OF FIRST OF LAST 4 PRISONERS SO THAT WE CAN FULFIL
MR ROYLE'S UNDERTAKING, GIVEN TO CHIAO KUAN-HUA LAST YEAR,
TO KEEP THE MFA INFORMED.
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From the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London S.W.1
26 January, 1973
I was delighted to learn from your telegram No 74 of the Review Board's
decision to reduce the sentences of the remaining confrontation
prisoners. I realise that this decision was, properly, taken in the
context of Hong Kong and of the merits of the individual cases. The
incidental benefit to our interests in China is nevertheless welcome.
We agree with your proposals for phased release and will speak to Chi on
the lines you suggest.
I should be grateful if you would express my personal thanks and
appreciation to Denys Roberts course, accept them yourself!
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and also, of
His Excellency Sir Murray MacLehose,
Governor,
Hong Kong
Anthony Royle
K.C.M.G., M.B.E.,
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MY TELNO 741 CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
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I HAVE NOW SEEN H.M. AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO WILFORD OF 17 JANUARY,
FOR MY PART I WOULD PREFER THAT
A) WE DID NOT TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON THIS NOW SMALL MATTER. D) IF ASKED
WE REPLIED AS IN MY PARA. 5 RATHER THAN AS PROPOSED BY
H.M. AMBASSADOR. WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE OUTWARD POSITION THAT WE ARE
GOVERNED BY LEGAL PROCESSES NOT POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY.
2. IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE BRITISH RENEGADES WERE RELEASED
ON THE DAY AFTER THE LAST OF THE 3 CONFRONTATION PRISONERS CAME
OUT.
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clemency. The cartier releases which is all we've promised have
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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 122 OF 29TH JANUARY, 1973. INFO ROUTINE PEKING.
MY TELNO 74: CONFRONTATION PRISONERS,
I HAVE NOW SEEN H,M. AMBASSADOR'S LETTER TO WILFORD OF 17 JANUARY.
FOR MY PART I WOULD PREFER THAT
A) WE DID NOT TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON THIS NOW SMALL MATTER.
B) IF ASKED WE REPLIED AS IN MY PARA. 5 RATHER THAN AS PROPOSED BY
H.M. AMBASSADOR, WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE OUTWARD POSITION
THAT WE ARE GOVERNED BY LEGAL PROCESSES NOT POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY.
2. IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE BRITISH RENEGADES WERE RELEASED ON THE
DAY AFTER THE LAST OF THE 3 CONFRONTATION PRISONERS CAME CUT.
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25 January 1973
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CONFRONTATION PRISONERS
1.
Thank you for your telegram No 74 which, needless to say, we were very
pleased to get. The Secretary of State has mimited "Good". As you say,
we clearly owe the Attorney General a vote of thanks. It is a great
relief to know that this problem will finally be out of the way by the
summer.
2. We shall be briefing the Secretary of State to speak to Chi P'eng-fei
on the lines suggested in paragraph 5 of your telegran.
MH Morgan Esq PELING
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Consular Department
Finistry of Foreign Affairs Peking
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23 January 1973
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1. Mr Royle minuted on Hong Kong telegram No 74 that he
would like to write a letter of thanks and appreciation to
the Governor and Mr Roberts, for their part in the decision
of the Review Board to reduce the sentences of the four
remaining confrontation prisoners.
2.
We could at the same time indicate that we agree with
the proposal to stagger the release of the prisoners and
to explain this to Mr Chài. I submit a draft letter
accordingly which has been agreed with FED.
23 January 1973
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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO 74 OF 19 JANUARY/11983
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
PEKING.
FECH 14/1
THE BOARD OF REVIEW HAVE NOW REDUCED THE SENTENCES OF THE 4 WHO WILL
REMAIN AFTER CHINESE NEW YEAR TO 8 YEARS EACH. THIS MEANS THAT WITH
NORMAL REMISSION THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE AT
ANY TIME FROM NOW ON.
2. HOWEVER, THE BOARD ADDED THE RIDER THAT THEY WWISHED THE RELEASES
TO BE
AND THAT IN PARTICULAR THEY SHOULD NOT BE BUNCHED. IN EFFECT THIS MEANS
THAT THIS FINAL SERIES OF RELEASES SHOULD AWAIT THE COMPLETION OF THOSE
LAST REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PEKING TELEGRAM
1377. THE LAST OF THESE WILL BE ON 25 JANUARY.
3. I AM SURE THAT THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION IS RIGHT: HAVING
REGARD TO THE NATURE OF THE
THEREFORE PROPOSE TO RELEASE THE MEN AT MONTHLY INTERVALS, THE FIRST AT
THE END OF FEBRUARY.
4.
FOR SECURING THIS
DECISION FROM THE BOARD AND SO CLEARING THE WAY FOR THE FINAL
DISPOSAL OF THIS PROBLEM.
5. IF THIS SUBJECT CROPS UP DURING CHI'S VISIT IT WILL THUS BE POSSIBLE
TO SAY, IN CONFIDENCE, THAT FOLLOWING THE NORMAL PROCEDURES OF REVIEW
THE LAST PRISONER WILL BE RELEASED BY THE END OF MAY.
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MY TELEGRAM NO. 5 TO YOU AND MY TELECRAM 74 TO S OF S, PARA, 2:
CONFRONTATION PRISONERS.
CHAN SUN-KEUNG WILL BR RELEASED ON 25TH JANUAY,
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