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FLASH HONG ZONG TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HONG HONG TELEGRAM
NO. 421 TO PEKING
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29 NOVEMBER, 1968
AUDRESSED PENTIS TELEHRAM 10. 421 OF 29TH NOVEMBER REPEATED FCO.
(üun TELEGRAM NO. 951 : GREY.
PLEASE SEE MY TELEGRAM NO. 420. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN YOUR
FARAGKAPR 2 ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
(A) CELLS ARE NEITHER HEATED NOR COOLED BUT WORKSHOPS HAVE OVERHEAD
FANS FOR ušć In SuNNER.
(b) A PRISONER HAY AFFLY TO SEE A PRISON SUPERINTENDENT ON ANY
WORKING DAY. HE IS NORMALLY SEEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT 2ND 1/C.
· IF ME IS NOT SATISFIED HE CAN ASK TO
SEE THE SUPERINTENDENT 1/C. PRISONERS ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO RAISE
MATTERS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS ON HIS WEEKLY ROUNDS AND
WITH THE VISITING J.F.'S CONE OFFICIAL AND ONE UNOFFICIAL) WHO
GO TO STANLEY EVERY FORTNIGHT.
(C) PRISONERS ARE NORMALLY LOCKED IN THEIR CELLS ONLY AT NIGHT,
CELLS ARE PROVIDED WITH INSPECTION COVERS WHICH HAVE TO BE OPENED
BE'OKE JAKDENS CAN SEE IN.
(U) ThanĒ IS LITTLE OR NO DELAY IN DEALING WITH INCONING OR OUTGOING
KAIL.
FCO FLEASE FASS FLASH PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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(REPEATED AS REQUESTED/
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LASPESSED FEKING AS MY TELEGRAM NO. 420 DATED 29TH GOVINDER, BERKATED
FOR INFORMATION TO FOO,
FOC TELEGRAM HO. 952 TO YOU: 0REY,
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DETAILS OF TREATMENT OF CONFRONTATION PRISONERS IN NY TELEGRAMS NOS,
536 AND SAD REMAIN VALID,
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2. AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS ALL THESE PRISONERS HAVE
PEEN PROVÍ IG AND SO MAKE ARC KEPT LOCKED IN THEIR CELLS DURING THE
DAY. IN GENERAL THEY ARE TREATED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS ANY
OTHER PRISONERS. THEY LEAVE THEIR CELLS AT 9 A.M. AND, EXCEPT ON
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS UREN THEY ARE LOCKED UP FOR A FEY HOURS IN THE
VIRCLE OF THE DAY, THEY DO NOT RETURN ITIL 5.30 TO 6 P.R., OR, IN
SME CASES, UNTIL 9 P.M. THEY ARE THEREFORE IN CONSTANT CONTACT
WITH! FELLOW INNATES. AT BEEKENDR THERE ARE FACILITES, ENJOYED BY
GROUPS OF PRISONERS IN TIEN, FOR WATCHING FILKS, OR PLAYING FOOTBALL.
GEEN 3. TETIC RESPECTS CONDITIONS FOR PRISCHERS GENERALLY HAV-/IMPROVED
TVO
SPICE MY TELEGRAMS INDER BEFENCHCE:-
(A) TELEVISICH SETS ARE PEING INSTALLED IN STANLEY PRISON AD ALL
PRISAPORE WILL SPORTLY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO WATCH PROGRAMMES: AND
(P) A REVISED SCALE OF CLOTHING HAD BEEN APPROVED URICH, INTER ALIA,
ALLOWS FOR ADDITIONAL VARII GARMENTS IN WINTER IF REQUIRED.
4. 12: ADDITICH, AMENIVENTS TO PRISON REGULATIONS ARE UNDER
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CONSIDERATION UNICH, IF ACCEPTEN, WILL FOMIALLY INCREASE THE THE
OF VISITS FROM 15 TO 30 MINUTES AND ALLOW EACH PRISONER TO URITE THO
LETTERS PISTEAD OF QUE A MONTH.
FCC PLEASE FASS FLASH PEKING.
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26 NOVEMBER 1968
ADDRESSED TO FCO TELEGRAM NO. 381 OF 26
NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING.
FOLLOWING FOR DAY FROM MAITLAND,
RECEIVED IN APCOV ́S No.31
29 NOV 1968
FECIB/
ANTHONY GREY.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS BEEN ASKED BY THE PRESS TO
COMMENT ON REUTER'S REPORT OF CRADOCK'S VISIT TO
GREY. HAYDON IS SAYING THAT MR. STEWART CANNOT DECIDE
WHETHER ANY COMMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE UNTIL HE
HAS SEEN CRADOCK'S REPORT.
2. PLEASE HAVE CRADOCK'S REPORT REPEATED TO US
WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR COMMENT.
FCO PASS PEKING
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NUMBER 951 DATED 27 NOVEMBER
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG POLAD SINGAPORE RAWALPINDI ( FOR
HAYDON SECRETARY OF STATES PARTY)
ANTHONY GREY.
NEWS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY ON THE RECORD:~
QUOTE WE DEPLORE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH MR. GREY HAS BEEN HELD,
REVEALED BY YESTERDAY'S VISIT. AS THE PRIME MINISTER SAID LAST EVENING
OUR OVERRIDING CONCERN REMAINS TO SECURE MR. GREY'S RELEASE, WE ARE IN
URGENT CONSULTATIONS WITH H.M. CHARGÉ D'AFFAIRES IN PEKING ABOUT THE
MOST EFFECTIVE STEPS TO ACHIEVE THIS UNQUOTE.
2. THEY ADDED UNATTRIBUTABLY:-
QUOTE WE MAY EMPHASIZE THAT WE SHALL BE MAKING THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE
REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH MR. GREY IS BEING HELD.
STEWART
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ADLERSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NUMBER 953 OF 27 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR
INFORMATION TO HONG KONG RAWALPINDI (FOR HAYDON SECRETARY OF STATE'S
PARTY).
(2)
MY INKEDIATELY PRECEDING TELEGRAM: PRESS REPORTS. REPORTS OF YOU VISIT
TO GREY WERE CARRIED PROMINENTLY BY ALL MAJOR U.K. DAILIES TO-DAY. IN
ADDITION THREE MAJOR PAPERS CARRIED EDITORIALS ON THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(1) THE GUARDIAN. THE EDITORIAL POINTS OUT THAT GREY WAS DETAINED
REPRISAL FOR EIGHT CHINESE JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED IN HONG KONG BUT THAT
THE CASES WERE NEVER COMPARABLE AS THE CHINESE WERE SENTENCED AFTER DUE
PROCESS OF LAW, WHEREAS GREY HAS NOT BEEN ACCUSED OF ANYTHING. EDITORIAL
SUGGESTS THAT REPRISALS AGAINST CHINESE WOULD NOT REPEAT NOT HELP EITHER
GREY OR OTHER DETAINEES BUT THAT THE CHINESE DO VALUE THEIR POSITION IN
COMMUNIST AND UNCOMMITTED COUNTRIE AND THE BBC MIGHT USEFULLY EXPAND ITS
COVERAGE OF THE
CASE IN CHENESE AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. EDITORIAL ENDS BY SUGGESTING THAT
THE INJUSTICE OF GREY'S DETENTION IS SO FLAGRANT THAT PEKING MAY FEEL IT
CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE IT MUCH LONGER.
(11) DAILY TELEGRAPH. UNDER HEAD ING QUOTE TORTURER MAO UNQUOTE
EDITORIAL AGAIN POINTS OUT THAT GFEY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH NO REPEAT 110
OFFENCE AND THAT ALL EIGHT CHINESE IN REPRISAL FOR WHOSE SENTENCING IN
HONG KONG HE WAS DETAINED, HAVE NOW BEEN RELEASED. IT SUGGESTS THAT THE
CHINESE REGIKE MAY BELIEVE THAT BY ILL-TREATING QUOTE FOREIGN DEYILS
UNIQUOTE IN THIS WAY THEY MAY LOSE FACE BUT SUGGEST THAT IT IS THE
REPUTATION OF THE CHINESE THAT SUFFERS. EDITORIAL ENDS BY SUGGESTING
ACTION AGAINST NONA IN LONDON. (111) DAILY KAIL. UNDER HEADING QUOTE THE
TORTURE OF THE MIND UNQUOTE EDITORIAL REVIEWS GREY'S CONDITION AND AGAIN
POINTS OUT THAT THE CHINESE, FOR WHOM HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE, HAVE NOW BEEN
RELEASED. IT ENDS BY SUGGESTING THAT HNG HAS USED UP THE NORMAL CHANNELS
OF DIPLOMATIC PROTEST AND THAT WHEN A MAN IS AS NEAR COLLAPSE AS GREY IT
MAY BE TIME TO QUOTE RAISE HELL UNQUOTE.
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papers carried editorials on the following lines:
(1) The Guardian
The editorial points out that Grey was detained in
reprisal for eight Chinese journalists imprisoned in Hong
Kong but that the cases were never comparable as the Chinese
were sentenced after due process of law, whereas Grgy has not
been accused of anything. Editorial suggests that reprisals
against Chinese would not repeat not help either Grey or
other detainees but that the Chinese do value their positi on
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expand its coverage of the case in Chinese and foreign
languages. Editorial ends by suggesting that the injustice
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out that Gray has been charged with no repeat no offence
and that all eight Chinese in reprisal for whose
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sentencing in Hong Kong been detained, have now been
released. It suggests that the Chinese regime may believe
that by ill-treating "foreign devils" in this way they may
lose face but suggest that it is the reputation of the
Chinese that suffers. Editorial ends by suggesting action
against NCHA in London.
(iii) Daily Vail
Under heading "The Torture of the Mind" editorial
reviews Gray's condition and again points out that the
Chinese, for whom he was held hostage, have now been
released. It ends by suggesting that MC has used up the
normal channels of diplomatic protest and that when a man
is as near collapse as Gray, it may be time to "raise hell".
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NUMBER 952 OF 27 NOVEMBER REPEATED
INFORMATION TO HONG KONG AND RAWALPINDI (FOR MAITLAND SECRETARY STATE'S
PARTY).
YOUR TELMO 1066; GREY,
IN VIEW OF THE REPORT CF YOUR VISIT TO GREY WE AGREE THAT YOU
SHOULD SEEK AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PROTEST AT THE CONDITIONS OF HIS CONFINEMENT
AND TO REQUEST IMPROVEMENTS,VE THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND THE CHINESE OF THEIR STATEMENT OF JULY 1967
AND TO DEMAND GREY'S RELEASE.
2. IN ADDITION TO REFERRING TO DELAYS IN HIS MAIL, THE UNSATISFACTORY
LIVING CONDITIONS OF HIS HOUSE AND THE LACK OF READING MATERIAL
HE AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD ASK FOR A THOROUGH MEDICAL EXAMINATION GF GREY.
3. FOR THE PURPOSE OF YOUR INTERVIEW WE PRESUME THAT THE COMPARATIVE
NATERIAL ON THE TREATMENT OF CHIKESE NEWSWORKERS IN HONG KONG SPICH WAS
TELEGRAPHED TO YOU FOLLOWING THE VISIT TO GREY IN APRIL (HONG KONG
TELNOS. 536 OF 27 APRIL AND 542 OF 30 APRIL TO FOREIGN OFFICE REFER) IS
STILL VALID. NO DOUBT HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE TO ADD ANY FURTHER POINTS
ARISING FROM THE REPORT OF YOUR LATEST VISIT WHICH SHOW CUR PRACTICES IN
A FAVOURABLE LIGHT.
4. WE WERE INTENDING TO SUMMOM SHEN P*ING TO SEE LORD SHEPHERD EARLY
KEXT WEEK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CHINESE RESPONSE TO YOUR APPROACH. WE
THINK TACTICALLY THAT IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO SEPARATE THE TWO
SETS OF REPRESENTATIONS IN THIS WAY. THE REPORT OF YOUR VISIT TO GREY IS
FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN ALL MAJOR BRITISH NEWSPAPEPS TODAY (SEE X.I.F.T.
FOR PRESS SUMMARY) AND AS A RESULT PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE IS LIKELY TO
BUILD UP
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,
5. AFTER THIS DOUBLE APPROACH WITH ITS ATTENDANT PUBLICITY
WE THINK WE SHOULD AIM AT A PERIOD OF RELATIVE CALM IN THE HOPES
THAT THIS MAY MAKE IT EASIER FOR CHINESE TO RELEASE GREY WITHOUT
APPEARING TO DC SO UNDER PRESSURE.
6. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELEGRAPH REPORT O!! YOUR INTERVIEW WITH
THE MFA FOR RELEASE TO THE PRESS HERE.
STEWART
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