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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.1152 OF 17 NOVEMBER.
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FOR MALLET M+V DEPT.
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM SENT TO YOU AT REQUEST OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT: BEGINS
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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO.1 OF 15 NOV,
INFO WARSAW.
VISA APPLICATIONS.
1. WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED OFFICIALLY BY THE VATICAN GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT WITH A REQUEST TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF TW
0 POLISH CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICS WHOSE APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS TO VISIT HONG KONG HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN REFUSED. THE ECCLESIASTICS CONCERNED ARE HIS EXCELLENCY JOZEF KAZIMIERZ KLUZ, AUXILIARY BISHOP OF GDANSK AND THE REV WIESTOW LYGMUNT LAUER, PRIEST OF THE DIOCESE OF GDANSK. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FILE REF NO IMM/CR2284-5/77/19 SEPT.
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2. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED VISIT IS TO ATTEND THE XVI TH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA, A WORLD-WIDE CATHOLIC CHARITABLE ORGANISATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WWLFARE OF SAILORS, WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE IN HONG KONG FROM 5 TO 19 DECEMBER 1977.
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3. THE VATICAN SECRETARIAT OF STATE MAS TOLD US THAT THEY BELIEVE THE VISA APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH VISAS ARE NOT GRANTED TO
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