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1. IN HONG KONG TELNO IMMAD 42G OF 16 MARCH YOUR AUTHORITIES
REFUSED VISAS FOR THREE SENIOR SOVIET PHYSICISTS WICHING TO ATTEND AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FRACTURE MECHANICS AND TECHNOLOGY JOINTLY ORCALISED BY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND LEHIGH UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FROM 21 TO 25 MARCH.
2. MY H OF C VAS TOD AT THE SOVIET MFA TODAY THAT THE SOVIET
AUTHORITIES WERE STUNNED AND SURPRISED AT THIS VI SA REFUSAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CONGRESS WAS AN INTERNATIONAL NOT BILATERAL EVENT. THE THREE SCIENTISTS WERE BEING
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BY HONG KONG UNIVERSITY WITH REQUESTS TO KNOW THEIR DATE OF ARRIVAL.
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H OF C REPLIED, AS MY CONSUL HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE, THAT ISSUE OF VISAS FOR HONG KONG WAS THE GOVERNOR'S PREROGATIVE, THE USSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HAVE ALSO MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO MY SCIENTIFIC COUNSELLOR.
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