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have exhibited a certain amount of unease,
at the official level, over this matter.
The Department is apparently under a
measure of Congressional pressure on the
subject and they envisage the possibility
United States
of a situation arising in which the
might be obliged to lodge some kind of
protest with us.
Recommendation.
5.
The Secretary of State will now wish to
cend a further letter to ir Johnson. This
kind of enquiry is it is suggested, better
dealt with by discussion rather than by
correspondence because of the type of issues &
information involved. If Mr Royle intens
to discuss the matter with Mr. ohnson, then
it is recommended that the Secretary of
State's letter should be confined to saying
6 The Special Branch report could be
used by Mr. Royle as background information
for the purposes of such a discussion in
confidence (the Director of the Special
Branch has said that the material in the
report can be used without prejudicing any
sources). In addition, in talking to Mr.
Johnson Mr. Royle might make use of the
following information; provided by Long Kong!
(a) None of the individuals in question
has been deported and no permit to
reside in Hong Kong has been terminated
before its date of expiry. All that the
Hong Kong authorities have done is to
refuse to extend a visa when its renewal
has been requested.
(b) There has been no discrimination
against students and teachers as such.
(c) The particular circumstances of Hong
/Kong.....