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ADDRESING TO BERND TELEGRAM NUMBER 363 OF 29 JULY AND TO OTHER 120) RECIKTS OF MY TEL NO 379 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING
HONG KORD DAR ES SALAAM WASHINGTON MOSCOW AND SAVING TO BAGHDAD KY YALEGRAM BOL 373 TO BERNE: BRITISH MISSION IN PEKING, BINEVE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS INFORMED OUR MISSION IN PEKING O IT JUST THAT ON PRODUCTION OF A CONSOLIDATED LIST OF ALL OUTSTANDERS APPLICATIONS, EXIT VISAS WOULD QUOTE BE ISSUED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THEM AND WISH TO RETURN HOME UNQUOTE. M BALY THE MINISTRY FURTHER INTIMATED THAT VISAS FOR THREE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF (AND ONE WIFE), INCLUDING THE COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR WERE READY FOR COLLECTION.
2. REASONS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT ARE UNCLEAR. WE MUST WAIT AND SEE WHETHER THE CHINESE HONOUR THEIR NEW UNDERTAKING FULLY, MEARNRILE HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTART NOT TO PREJUDICE THIS FAVOURABLE TURN OF EVENTS NOR TO PLACE GOVERNMENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN SYMPATHY 18 AN EMBARRASSING POSITION VIS A VIS THE CHINESE. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET APPROACHED THE GOVERNMENT TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCREDITED, YOU SHOULD SUSPERO ACTION, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE NOW URGENTLY EXPLAIN THE POSITION TO THEM AS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE AND SAY THAT IN THE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES WE SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT WANT ACTION TO BE TAKEN WITH THE CHINESE FOR THE TIME BEING, WE SHALL KEEP THEM TAFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS, AND ARE HOST GRATEFUL FOR THEIR INTEREST.
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