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aliens who hold residence permits and are subject to the
Aliens Order.
3.
In China there are three categories of British subjects:-
(A) Members of the Diplomatic staff of our Mission.
(R) Members of the non-diplomatic staff of our
Mission;
(C) Other British subjects.
Evidence, particularly in recent years, hes shown that diplo-
matic immunity is of limited value; and that our Mission is
not in a position to efford any protection whatever to British
subjects who may get into difficultics or to secure access to
them.
4.. There are broadly three sorts of measures which can be
taken against Chinese in this country:-
(a) Rostriction of movement or residence.
(b) Prevention from leaving the country.
(c) Expulsion.
In each case certain legal and administrative problems apply
mutatis mutandis to the various categories referred to in
paragraph 2 above.
5.
Restriction on Movement or Residence
(a) It would be possible further to restrict the movement
of categories (A), (B) and (C) (as was done after our Mission
was burnt on 22 August, 1967). The enforcement of such
restrictions, however, places a heavy burden on the uniformed
and special branches of the police end to reimpose restrictions
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