sentenced to two years' imprisonment and two women who are on
remand en charged of unlawful assembly and come up for trial
tomorrow, 1 August. (Under the normal rules in Hong Kong
private visits by relatives are permitted for sentenced
prisoners. Visits to those on remand are at the discretion
of the authorities.) Since the Chinese approach another
N.C.N.A. man has been arrested in Hong Kong and charged with
unlawful incitement. He is due for trial in mid-August.
is likely that the Chinese will also ask for access to him
It
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as well as the other three. All four persons are of Chinese
race and residents of Hong Kong. They are not British
subjects, nor do they apparently hold passports of the
the
People's Republic of China. In the eyes of/Hong Kong
Government therefore they are not Chinese officials nor
could they be regarded as enjoying any form of immunity from
Hong Kong law
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The Officer Administering the Government in Hong Kong
Flag B (1) has agreed (Hong Kong telegram No. 1142) to allow one visit
to each of the four persons in return for consular access to
Mr. Grey in Peking. Mr. Hopson has also agreed.
Presumably
any further visits after the first would be on the same basis.
The danger of accepting the arrangement is that by equating
Mr. Grey with four members of N.C.N.A. we may be obliged to
agree to access to any additional N.C.N.A. personnel arrested
in Hong Kong. Moreover, the Chinese might be encouraged to
hold other British citizens in China in retaliation for
arrests in Hong Kong if they think we are prepared to make
a bargain with them over Mr. Grey. On the other hand we are
under an obligation to secure consular access as soon as
possible and we should be very vulnerable before Parliamentary
and public opinion if we missed this opportunity to secure it.
It is also unlikely that the Chinese would retaliate against
other British subjects in China e.g. businessmen, technicians,
unless we acted against similar categories of Chinese elsewhere.
On balance therefore I think we should accept the arrangement.
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John Denson
(J. B. Denson) 31 July, 1967
I certainly
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Permanent Under-Secretary
I certainly think that we ought to accept this arrangement.
We have a strong interest in establishing with the Chinese the
principle of access to arrested persons. Nor would any purpose
be served by attempting to equate Mr. Grey with only one member
of the N.C.N.A. It might indeed result in the Chinese arresting
three other British subjects so as to make the score equal.
(H. A. F. Hohler) 31st July, 1967
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Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No.1022 of 7 August. Repeated for
information to Hong Kong.
NCNA.
Hong Kong telegram No.1173 to Commonwealth Office:
It would help me if Hong Kong could inform NCNA Fan Hong Kong as soon as
possible along the lines of paragraph 2 of
your telegram No. 684 as I had perhaps wrongly assumed had already been
done. There is still no reaction from Chinese here and if we are to gain
access to Grey soon we must stimulate them. Hong Kong have more interest
in pushing this than the Chinese in Peking who are in any case much
preoccupied by internal events.
NCNA
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nothing to them. We interpreted paragraph 2 of Foreign Office telegram
No.68 to Peking as meaning that we should take no action until Hopson
reported that he had been granted, or assured of, access to Grey. Was
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Your telegram No. 684.
Versage was passed to News Department on 2 August, There has been no
reply so far.
2. Grateful to know whether there has been any reaction from NCNA Hong
Kong.
Mr. Hopson
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Your telegram No. 434 to me. [N.C.N.A. Correspondents]
Grateful for news of person concerned.
Mr. Hopson
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WE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
THAT A VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO THE THREE N.C.N.A. PERSONNEL MENTIONED
AS SOON AS CONSULAR ACCESS IS GRANTED TO GREY, IF THE CHINESE ASK FOR A
VISIT TO THE FOURTH N.C.N.A. EMPLOYEE RECENTLY ARRESTED, YOU MAY AGREE.
2. HONG KONG PLEASE INFORM THE N.C.N.A. THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO ALLOW
SPECIAL VISITS TO THOSE IN CUSTODY AS SOON AS CONSULAR
ACCESS IS GRANTED TO GREY.
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We agree that you should inform the Chinese
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allowed to the three N.C.N.A. personnel mentioned
xxaxided as soon as consular access is granted to
Grey. If the Chinese ask for a visit to the fourth
N.C.N.A. employee recently arrested, you may agree.
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Please confirm whether you now wish me to inform Press Department of
M.F.A. in accordance with paragraph 2 of telegram under reference.
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Your telegram No.1569.
N.C.N.A. Journalists.
We now have one who has been sentenced and three on remand (the third
remanded today until mid-August). I would agree to one visit to each of
these by an N.C.N.A. representative in return for consular access to
Grey.
2. I suggest that N.C.N.A. are told to apply to Colonial Secretary.
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Your telegrama Nos, 1136 and 1138.
Reuters and N.C.N.A. Journalists.
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Would you agree to a special visit to third N.C.N.A. Journalist if
Chinese ask for it?
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.