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IMMEDIATE FOREIGN OFFICE
ZLEGRAM NUMBER 723
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TO PEKING
5 JULY 1963.
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELNO 723 OF 5/7 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG, WASHINGTON AND POLAD SINGAPORE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 630 OF 3 JULY: EXIT VISAS.
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IN VIEW OF WHAT YOU SAY, WE SHOULD PREFER NOT, REPEAT NOT, TO SUMMON THE CHINESE CHARGE D' AFFAIRES FOR THE MOMENT. WE SHOULD BE GLAD OF YOUR FURTHER VIEWS IN THE LIGHT OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS,
IF IT WERE DECIDED TO DO SO, WOULD YOU SEE MERIT IN THE CHARGE D' AFFAIRES BEING RECEIVED AT A LOWER LEVEL, E.G. BY AN OFFICIAL OF ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT RANK TO MR. KAO, 1.E. THE HEAD (OR ASSISTANT HEAD) OF FAR EASTERN OR CONSULAR DEPTS?. (CLA)
2. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM MY TELEGRAM NO 358 TO BERNE, WE ARE PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE ON THE LINES YOU
PROPOSED. A DECISION MUST AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS OVER YOUR VISA, WE
AGREE GENERALLY WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLICITY AND WILL
ALSO WISH TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LIKELY ATTITUDE OF THE
GOVERNMENTS CONCERNED.
3. THE PRESS HAVE BEEN INFORMED WHITNEY'S VISA WAS GRANTED
ON MEDICAL GROUNDS BUT NOT GIVEN DETAILS OF HIS CASE
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