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FM SEOUL 169320Z MAY 79
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 69 OF 16 MAY
INFO IMMIGRATION HONG KONG AND BANGKOK
YOUR TELEGRAM 17
(NOT REPEATED)
CONSULAR AFFAIRS IN TAIWAN
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1. WHEN SAMUEL FED WAS HERE RECENTLY HE TOLD US THAT NO FINAL DECISION HAD YET BEEN TAKEN ON WHICH OF OUR POSTS SHOULD DEAL WITH CONSULAR ENQUIRIES ARISING IN TAIWAN, BUT IT SEEMED LIKELY THAT HONG KONG WOULD TAKE OVER THE WORK.
2. SINCE THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN EMBASSY EXPIRED ON 1 MARCH WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMZA17 :VT SUCH ENQUIRIES AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT BRITISH SUBJECTS IN TAIWAN HAVE ALSO APPROACHED BANGKOK AND OTHER POSTS.
3. THE PRESENT SITUATION IS CONFUSING. WE WOULD PREFER OUR VERY SMALL CONSULAR SECTION NOT TO HAVE TO ACCEPT THE EXTRA BURDEN OF DEALING WITH WORK ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN. WE WOULD THEREFORE WELCOME A RULING FROM YOU WHICH WOULD ENABLE US, AND ANY OTHER POSTS INVOLVED, TO REFER ALL APPLICANTS TO HONG KONG IN FUTURE.
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