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* Perhaps I should just mention again the arrangements

we would like for the border crossing at Lo Wu. fully appreciate the
concern of the Hongkong authorities to avoid a crowd on the Hongkong
side of the bridge.

Julio sch

J. The press party there might therefore consist of myself

as company representative; Mr Derek Round, Reuters chief representative
in Hongkong; and one pool reporter; Visnews and one pool cameraman.
There might be a case for including a still photographer on a pool basis
that is something the Hongkong information people are best qualified to
decide.

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I am grateful for your offer to help at London airport. ideal
arrangement there would be facilities for Mrs Grey and Miss McGuinn to
meet Tony on the tarmac as he disembarks and for the usual press
facilities for reporters and cameramen at the VIP lounge. It would be
helpful if we could bring a car to the VIP lounge to take him with his
mother and Miss McGuinn off to a hotel.

For reasons you will appreciate I feel it would be inappropriate for
News Division or the Foreign Office generally to be publicly identified
in any way with the London airport arrangements.

I will be in touch later this month.

Yours sincerely,

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Release

I wrote to Mr. Horton of Reuters last week about the contingency
arrangements for Mr. Grey's release and in his absence Mr. Long has
replied. There is also a letter in from Mr. Denson on the same subject.
We could well discuss these problems with Reuters when we lunch with
then on Friday, 5 September.

Manner of Release

(a) We tend to favour the view that the

Chinese will simply lift the restric- tions on Mr. Grey's freedom and it
will be up to him to apply for an exit visa to leave China. If this is
the case then we shall be in a posi- tion to determine Grey's route out
of China.

(b) Should the Chinese put Mr. Grey on an

aeroplane, I agree with Mr. Denson that we shall probably be given very
little notice of his release, Mr. Grey could therefore appear at any one
of the following exit points at short notice: Moscow, Phnom Penh,
Rawalpindi,

Phnom Penh, Rawalpindi, Kaubi Dacca. We shall need to send the posts
concerned guidance on the lines of my letter of 15 November, 1968.

(c) We would agree with Mr. Denson that it

seems unlikely the Chinese will release him and not give him an exit
visa.

Air Routes

2. As (a) seems the most likely course, we must decide upon a route.
Nine months ago Reuters favoured the Moscow route but now seem to have
come round to sending him via Hong Kong. Peking have argued against the
latter if it is Reuters intention to avoid publicity. I would go along
with this if Reuters are concerned about this aspect of Grey's return.
Alternatively, Peking have recommended PIA and Air France flights from
Shanghai. The problem is that these flights are infrequent and our
choice of route will to some extent be determined by the date of Grey's
release. I attach a schedule of flights out of Peking. At this stage it

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13. Mr. Denson's advice is sensible on this point and Reuters have
agreed to send a senior Reuters executive to meet Grey at his point of
exit from China.

4. No other changes are proposed by Reuters in the contingency
arrangements agreed last November. They still do not wish Grey to make
any statement to the press in Peking and would like an immediate report
on his physical and mental condition on release.

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Long to Grey. You remember that we got around the embarrassing problem
of instructing Grey not to speak to the press by persuading Reuters to
send him | instructions on these lines. Mr. Denson is clearly

unhappy at being left to do this himself and I think we ought to get
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August 28 1969

CONFIDENTIAL

Mr Colin Wilson

Far Eastern Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1

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Dear Mr Wilson

Brian Horton is on holiday so that your letter of August 25 about
Anthony Grey has been referred to me.

Our views on the desirable arrangements at the time of Anthony Grey's
release have not changed substantially since November 1968 except that I
now have doubts about the value of getting Grey out by any route except
Hong Kong. If a rapid flight via Moscow were available it would be very
tempting to take it. I wonder whether it will be and, if it were,
whether he could in fact fly straight through to London pausing only to
change air- craft.

It seems on balance far more likely that he will come out through Hong
Kong and I am most anxious to have him met there by a senior Reuter
executive. This will now be Mr Doon Campbell and not Mr Donald Ferguson.
Mr Campbell is a deputy General Manager of Reuters who is, amongst other
things, responsible for the Company's public relations. He is, as well
as a senior executive, a most experienced journalist and will be able to
take charge of all contacts between Mr Grey and the press.

I shall be in touch with Mr Murray when he returns from leave next week
to discuss with him what the best date might be for Mr Campbell to fly
out to Hong Kong to await Mr Grey's release. I realise that there can be
no certainty about this but it would be helpful to discuss it. Otherwise
we still feel that Mr Grey should not meet the press or make any
statement in Peking and that he should leave Peking and China as quickly
as possible. We would like as soon as possible after his release a
report on Mr Grey's physical and mental condition.

I would also be grateful for any thoughts you or Mr Murray might have
about places where Grey might possibly leave China so that we may
prepare con- tingency plans for routes other than through Hong Kong.

Yours sincerely

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Dear James,

As 3 October approaches, we have beer. giving thought to the various
problems which may arise in connection with Anthony Grey's release. We
do not of course know how the Chinese will choose to play this. It is
possible that the first that anyone will hear of the release is Grey's
arrival in some country outside China, having been put on an aeroplane
by the Chinese authorities. It is alao po. sible but, in my view,
unlikely that they will simply give him his liberty but not an exit
visa. If however he is released from house arrest with an exit permit,
but the Chinese make no travel arrangerents, we shall do what we can to
make his departure as smooth as possible. Subject to your views, Allan
(in my absence) will seek an interview with the Chinese authorities in
the week beginning 21 September in order to elicit Chinese intentions
about the release.

2.

If Grey is permitted to leave the country, we wil. issue him with a new
passport (Garside is writing separately on this) and try to get him on
the first available plane. If at all possible we will try to route him
not via Hong Kong (where it would probably be impossible to keep the
press away) but either by PIA or Air France. There is in fact a PIA
flight on October from Shanghai with connections arriving in London on 5
October. The question arises as to whether he should be escorted. My own
view is that, providing sensible precautions are taken at the various
airports concerned to shield him from excessive public and press
interest, his remarkable mental and physical resilience should carry him
through. There right however be advantage in is being met en route by a
Reuters colleague. Should there be any signs that he is under atrain we
could send Garside with him at least as far as the intermediate stop
where Reuters meet him.

3.

Last year I understand that Gerald Long prepared a letter to Grey ich
was to be handed to him on his release and no doubt you will let us know
whether Reuters wish to have the same done this year. One cannot of
course judge

James Murray, beq., C..G.,

Far Eastern "epartment,

FCO

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exactly how Grey will react to any instructions from Reuters or advice
on dealing with the press. Anyway when we know what Gerald Long's views
are we wil be able to consider whether there are any contingency plans
we should make to cope with approaches from the small group of
journalists here, a number of whom of course knew Grey before his
incarceration. In the last analysis however I think the question of
contact with the press here will have to depend upon Grey's own wishes.

4.

I am writing separately on possible future Reuters representation in
Peking.

5.

A copy of this letter goes to Arthur Maddocks in

Hong Kong.

CONFIDENTIAL

Yours ever,

Jonn

(J.B. Denson)

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We are all hoping, that Anthony Grey's release will not now be long
delayed, In low of this we have again been giving thought to the
contin;;ancy arrangements for dealing with his relense. I am writin,, to
ask whether you can confirm that you still have the same veus on tactics
as were set out in Gerald Long's letter of 1 November, 1968 to James
Murray (I attach a copy for ease of rafe 'onoe).

When I have hoard from you we shall incorporate these, and any new
points that you may have, in fresh instructions to Peking and to the
other posts whare Grey could possibly surface if he loft China in a
hurry. You will no doubt wish to let me have in good time any letter
from yourselves to Grey so that we may get it out to oking in the bag.

B. Horton, Esq

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When the Chargè d'Affaires and I visited Grey he told us that he had
given his passport into the custody of this office before he was
arrested in 1967. This passport disappeared with the other possessions
which he had deposited with us when the

In order that we attack took place on August 22.

may prepare a new passport, in case we have the opportunity to hand it
to him when he is released, would you please ask Reuters for two
identical photos of the appropriate size for the inclusion in the
passport, i.e. not more than 24" by 2" nor less than 2o by 11⁄2". If
Reuters could also supply a personal description to cover the points
listed in Section I of the enclosed passport application form, so much
the better.

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