THAT IF HOS VETE RELEASED IT UÇUED IN NO WAY AFFECT THE BONG KONG
"STRUCGLE'. WHILST URGING LOCAL COMUNISTE TO CONTINUE WITH THE
'STFUSCLE' THE PIEFJER STATED THAT THE PRESENT SITUATION WAS MOFE,
FAVOURALLE FOR SINO-BRITISH EGOTIATIONS AND THAT *NOTHING SPOULD STAND
IN THE WAY' OF THIS, HE STIPULATED THAT WHETE CONCESS- IONS HAD ALREADY
BEEN HADE BY THE BRITISH, LOCAL COMMUNISTS SHOULD
AVOID PROVOCATIVE ACTION, PE HOPED TIS DA TICH COLD DE PETSUADED
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TO MAFE FURTHER CONCESSIONS CHIEST OTHER CUNDITCIFIED) HATTEFS
WERE RESOLVED IN PREPAKING THE GROUND FOR FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
IN COMMENTING ON COMMUNIST TACTICS IN HONG KONG AS TO THE PROPAGATION
OF MAC THOUGHT THE PREMIER SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT LOCAL CONVI7-
-1CNS DE CORSIDERED AND STREESED THAT 'FLEXIBILITY' WAS THE KEY
SEHICOLOR PE POINTEL CUT THAT THE YEARSU OF STŒEY APE APPLICATION OF
PAO THOUGHT IN HONG KOIK KUST DIFFER FROM THAT IN CHINA, THE
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2. FROM THE STATEMENTS PUTPCITING TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE CHRZSE
PREMIER IT SCULE APPEAR TOẠT THE C.P.C. 15 CŒPIB IK
RELEASING ČETY, THE FEFEFCICE TO AN EXPUPCATED EFIEFING DYING GIVEN
TO THE COMMUNIST BANK AND FILE BY 203H CCTCEEF COULD NYFER THAT
IT IS INTENOLU TO MAKE THE RELEASE ON OF SHOTTLY AFTER THAT LATE
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HE IS OF COURSE NOT LUE FOR RELEASE UNTIL NIL-NOVEMBER, CIQU'S
APPARENT APKISSICH THAT THE C.P.G. 13 PREPARED TO NAVE CONCESS10:3 18 AN
EFFORT TO EASE SIR-FITISH TELUSIONS 14: THE NCPE OF TECHDECAL GESTURES,
IS THE FOST SIGNIFICANT NEW POINT TO FIERGE. THE PEPANDER OF CKQU'S
DISSEFTATIM TO A LATGE EXTENT CONTITYS FECENT FEPORT3 THAT THE COPPLISTS
INTEND TO ALLOW OPEN CONFECNTATION WITH THE COVERKJENT TO FADE AWAY
SEMICOLON PC-EVER, THE IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY WILL NECESSA ILY ALLOW A
COMPLETE TETUN TO THE STATE OF
AFTNES PORTAJNING BEFORE COLFFOUTALIGN. AFISHI FROM THIS LATEST
DIRECTIVE THE COPNUNISTS ARE LIKELY TO LAY EVEN OFEATED ENTHASIS
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ADDRESSED TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 2053
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REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING.
MY TELEGRAM NO. 20311 GREY
I UNDERSTAND CONTACT IS LEAVING FOR AMERICA WITHIN A DAY OR TWO (IN AN
ENDEAVOUR TO RETRIEVE AN ERRANT CONCUBINE) BUT THAT HE CAN BE EXPECTED
BACK AFTER ABOUT ONE WEEK. PRESUMABLY WE CAN EXPECT NO PROGRESS IN THE
MEANTIME.
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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PEKING TO FOREIGN AND COMMONTALTH OFFICE
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19 October 1968
Addressed to Foreign Office and Commonwealth Office telegram No.965 of
19 October, repeated for information to Hoa Long Hood
Hong Kong telegram No.2085.
REUNIVED ARC V
21 OCT 1968
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This is a very encouraging report. I agree reasonable inference from
Chou's remarks is that he is preparing Hong Kong Communists for release
of Orey.
2. It is also encouraging on broader issue of Sino-British relations,
though I hope conclusion is not drawn that Chinese will now make
concessions and nothing further is required from us,
Chou's remarks indicate value of concessions already made by us and
importance of further gestures. If detente. is to proceed both sides
will have to contribute,
FCO pass Priority Hong Kong.
Hr. Cradock
[Repeated as requested).
PILE 3:
Far Eastern Dept
Hong Kong Dept
P.U.S.D.
Guidance Dept
Information Research Dept
Sir A. Galsworthy
Sir J. Johnston
P.S. to Lord Shepherd
Overseas Police Adviser
Overseas Labour Adviser
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