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FM FCO 131357Z DEC 78
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 806 OF 13 DECEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
FROM FED
PINY IN
Нек
RLCDIVED
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ATKY NO. 51
**DECA33
OFFICER
INDIN
No
14
TRY
अइत
Action Taken
1. INTERESTED WHITEHALL DEPARTMENTS WILL MEET ON 19 DECEMBER TO DECIDE ON THE PRACTICE THEY SHOULD FOLLOWS IN RESPONSE TO THE CHINESE DECISION TO ADOPT PINY IN FROM 1 JANUARY 1979. DISCUSSION WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS WHICH ARE BROADLY IN LINE WITH IDEAS DISCUSSED WITH YOU IN 1975 (SULLIVAN'S TELE-LETTER OF 6 DECEMBER TO ALLETT MVD ALSO, REFERS):-
(1) IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WE SHALL SIMPLY
ADOPT PINY IN SPELLING
(11) IN OTHER CORRESPONDENCE, BOTH OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL, AND IN BRIEFS, SUBMISSIONS ETC WE SHALL USE PINYIN WITH WADE-GILES FOLLOWING IN BRACKETS, EG XIAN (SIAN). AFTER ONE YEAR, AND SUBJECT TO A REVIEW AT THAT TIME, WE SHALL DROP THE ADDITION OF THE WADE-GILES SPELLING, 111) NO PERSONAL NAMES WILL BE EXCEPTED FROM THE PROCEDURE IN (11) ABOVE: BUT WE PROPOSE TO RETAIN THE TRADITIONAL SPELLINGS (WITH THE PINY IN FORM FOLLOWING IN BRACKETS) FOR THE FOLLOWING SIX PLACE
NAMES:-
IV MANK ING
1
11
PEKING
TIENTS IN
V TIBET
111
CANTON
VI INNER MONGOLIA
2. SINCE WE DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE AUTHORITIES ON TAIWAN, WE SHALL USE THE PROCEDURE IN PARA 1 (11) FOR TAIWAN NAMES. THE FACT THAT THE TAIWAN AUTHORITIES WILL PRESUMABLY CONTINUE TO USE WADE-. GILES CAUSES PROBLEMS ONLY IN RESPECT OF VISAS, ON WHICH MVD WILL REPORT SEPARATELY.
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