IMMEDIATE
WONFO 971/12 DESK BY
13090022
NY WON 032/12/
telles
ADVANCE COPY
00 FCO
00 ODM
00 GOVERNOR HONG KONG
GR 200A
DESKBY 130900Z
CYPHER/CAT A
FM UKMIS NEW YORK 122212Z
CONFIDENTIAL
DESKBY 1309002
14/4
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No! MUD (2)
Hel PUSO (2)
Resident Clerk LFINEST
RECEIVED IN CEGISTRY NO. 51
13 APR 1977
12XK(345 ~KK 345 509
TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 442 OF 12 APRIL AND TO HONG KONG, ODM.
FOLLOWING FOR UN DEPT:
HONG KONG TRANSIT FACILITIES FOR UNDP RES REP.
1. THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF UNDP HAS RAISED WITH US THE QUESTION OF OUR GRANTING PERMISSION FOR THE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN MONGOLIA, BUKHTCYAROV (SOVIET NATIONAL) TRANS!T THROUGH HONG KONG EN ROUTE BACK TO HIS POST FROM A REGIONAL RES REPS' MEETING IN MANILA. ACCORDING TO A TELEX RECEIVED BY UNDP FROM MANILA TODAY, IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT BUKHTOYAROV BE PERMITTED TRANSIT BETWEEN CHINESE BORDER AND HONG KONG AIRPORT UNDER ESCORT BY OFFICER OF HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, ON HIS OUTWARD JOURNEY TO MANILA. BUT SUCH FACILITIES FOR HIS RETURN JOURNEY TO ULAN BATOR HAVE BEEN DENIED SINCE HE WILL HAVE TO CVERNICHT IN HONG KONG BETWEEN ARRIVING FROM PHILIPPINES ON 16 APRIL 2500 HRS AND DEPARTING BY TRAIN FOR CANTON GN 17
APRIL AT 0745 HRS.