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ADDRESSED FCO AS MY TELEGRAF NO. 2153 DATED 5TH NOVEMBER FFI FEKING.
FY TELEGRAM NO. 2149: DISCUSSIONS WITH M.C.MA.
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THE ASSURANCES ABOUT ACCESS TO GREY I FEKING TELEGRAM NO. 1902
SEŁM TO BE AS HUCH AS WE CAN EX ECT.'POLITICAL ADVISER WILL THEREFORE
ARRANGE ANOTHER KEETING SOON WITH N.C.N.A. TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS
OF THE VISITS HERE.
2. HE WILL REFUSE TO CONCEDE THE TWO FOINTS REQUESTED BY N.C.N.A.
(PARAGRAPH 3 OF MY TELEGRAM UNDEP PEFERENCE). THOSE CONCESSIONS
WOULD BE FOST UNWELCOME TO THE PRISON AUTHORITIES. IT SEEKS UNNECES
ARY AND UNRISE TO MAKE THEM. CRADOCK AGREES.
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FCO PLEASE PASS IITEDIATS PEI
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IMMEDIATE PEKING TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Telno 1008
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5 November, 1968
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My telegram No.1002, Hong Kong telegram No.407, your telegram No.923.
Would you see objection to me sending text of Cradock'à comments on Grey
to M.F.A. with Note referring to my interview of 2 November and pointing
out for the record that 2Cradock said nothing factually inaccurate.
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2. If you agree with the above proposal I would delay telling Chinese of
Denson's nomination until after Cradock returns to Peking.
FCO pass routine Hong Kong.
Mr. Weston.
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FOLLOWING REMARKS ABOUT GREY WERE MADE BY CRADOCK IN RESPONSE TO
VARIOUS QUESTIONS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 30TH OCTOBER:
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QUOTE I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO TONY GREY, AS YOU KNOW, MR.
GREY HAS BEEN UNDER WHAT AMOUNTS TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT SINCE JULY
OF 1967 UNQUOTE.
QUOTE WE HAD ACCESS TO HIM ON APRIL 23RD OF THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST
AND ONLY TIME SINCE HIS CONFINEMENT. SINCE THEN, THAT WAS SIX MONTHS
AGO, WE HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIM, THOUGH OF COURSE, VE
HAVE REQUESTED MANY TIMES FOR FURTHER ACCESS UNQUOTE.
QUOTE SINCE APRIL WE HAVE NOT SEEN MR. GREY UNQUOTE.
QUOTE FROM TIME TO TIME WE ARE TOLD BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT THAT WE
ARE WELL AWARE OF WHY MR. GREY HAS BEEN TREATED IN THE WAY HE HAS.
OF COURSE, THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT BECAUSE MR. GREY HAS
BEEN TREATED ACCORDING TO NO NORMAL STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR. HE HAS
NOT BEEN SENTENCED IN ANY COURT OR ACCUSED OF ANY CRIME. HE HAS
SIMPLY BEEN HELD WITHOUT EXPLANATION UNQUOTE.
QUOTE ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT MR. GREY, WHO IS AN INNOCENT MAN, HAS
BEEN HELD IN HIS HOUSE, AND IN ONE ROOM IN HIS HOUSE, SINCE JULY OF
1967 AND THIS, IS A SCANDALOUS THING, AND I HOPE AND I PRAY THAT IT
WILL COME TO AN END VERY SOON UNQUOTE.
QUOTE THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET A PARCEL TO HIM
AND THAT WAS LATE IN 1967. SINCE THEN WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET
ANYTHING TO HIM FROM OUR MISSION UNQUOTE.
QUOTE TO TAKE THE OUTSTANDING INSTANCE OF MR. GREY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN
HIM SINCE APRIL, THAT IS SIX MONTHS, AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO
SPECULATE ON WHAT HIS STATE OF HEALTH IS UNQUOTE.
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MOVENDER, HE "ILL ISIST ON THE NEED FOR A VISIT BY THE HISSION
TO GREY AND WILL STICK TO THE DETAILS OF THE VISITS "MADE HERE IN
APRIL.
FOO PLEASE PASS I'VEDIATE PEKING.
SIR D. TRENCH
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I was received by Miss Chang (Deputy Director of News Department) this
afternoon. She read a short statement saying that Hong Kong branch of
N.C.N.A. demanded that Hong Kong British authorities should arrange in
the near future formal visits by responsible officials of N.G,N.A. and
patriotic newspapers to the 14 N.C.N.A. journalists and patriotic news
workers who we.e unjustifiably imprisoned in Hong Kong. Details for
these visits could be arranged through direct contact between N.G.N.1.
in Hong Kong and Hong Kong British authorities. After these visits had
taken place, the Chinese side could arrange for a visit to Grey by
British officers. She refused to be drawn on details of either the Hong
Kong visits or the visit to Grey.
2.
Chang went on to refer to a news conference which she said Cradock had
given recently in Hong Kong. She alleged that Cradock had made "very
vicious" comments about Grey, which were not conducive to solution of
the problem.
3. In reply I said I could not accept the language in which the Chinese
request was phrased. Journalists and news workers serving prison
sentences in Hong Kong had all been charged, tried and sentenced under
due process of law. There was therefore no question of them being
unjustifiably imprisoned. I undertook to resort to you the substance of
the Chinese request. I noted the Chinese side had raised the question of
Grey who had been detained without charges in solitary confinement since
21 July, 1967, a period of 15 months. I reminded Chang that the question
of visit to Gry had been raised in an interview between Cradock and his
[? a omitted] on 6 July. Subsequent requests for Consular access had
been made by this office on 19 August, 2 September, 14 September and 24
October. I took note of the fact that now at last the Chinese side had
made an answer. As for the matter of Cr-dock's news conference in Hong
Kong, I had not seen a text and would therefore make no comment.
Chang relied it was the N.C.N.A, in Hong Kong who were demanding the
visits not the Chinese side who were responding to our requests. She
concluded with a few accusations about unjustifiable imprisonment of
Hong Kong prisoners which I rebutted.
5. Chang seemed anxious to lay up independent initiative of the N.C.N.A.
in Hong Kong in asking for visits to Hong Kong prisoners. Her refusal in
reply to my query, to confirm that arrangements would be anne as for
April visits sugrests Peking may wish to give N.C.N.A. Hong Kong a free
hand to press for minor concessions. As seen from here, the Chinese
decision is not necessarily incompatible with a decision to release Grey
after they get their visits and Hsuch is released. They may simply be
trying to extract the last ounce of advantage from us before letting
Grey out.
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FCO pass Inaediate Hong Kong.
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