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TO IMMEDIATE WARSAW TELEGRAM NUMBER 13 OF 21 OCTOBER INFO IMMEDIATE F C 0.
FROM DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
[To Fio] 468,
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 468, POLISH VISITORS.
2. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TELL SIR Y.K. KAN THAT A VISA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DABKOWSKI'S VISIT TO HONG KONG NEXT MARCH FOR READY-TO-WEAR FESTIVAL. HOWEVER, COMBINATION OF LOCAL TYPHOON AND EXTREME SHORTAGE OF NOTICE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO GIVE EARLY DECISION ON THE PROPOSED VISIT BY THIS 3-MAN PARTY, WHICH SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FORTHWITH. I AM AFRAID SIR Y.K. MUST STALL ON THIS WITHOUT OFFERING ANY HOPE THAT VISAS WILL BE GRANTED, ALTHOUGH THE GOOD NEWS OF MARCH VISIT MAY MAKE IT EASIER FOR HIM.
3. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO PROCESS THE APPLICATIONS IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO GIVE THEM AN ANSWER IN MANILA, BUT THE RANKS OF THE OTHER TWO WILL CAUSE US TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT THE APPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THE PRINCIPLES INVOLVED. FOR TACTICAL PURPOSES, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD TAKE A FAIRLY STIFF LINE, ALLOWING US SOME FLEXIBILITY OF ACTION AFTER WE HAVE EXAMINED SITUATION IN DETAIL.
MACLEHOSE
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