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TELEGRAM NUMBER 757 OF 21 NOVEMBER
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 610: HONG KONG TRANSIT VISAS
1. FIRST SECRETARY CALLED ON LIU YONGPING ON 21 NOVEMBER AND
SPOKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONG KONG TELNO 1489.
2. LIU APPRECIATED THE FULL CONSIDERATION WE HAD BEEN GIVING THIS PROBLEM. HE REACTED FAVOURABLY TO OUR PROPOSALS, BUT ADDED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT HIS ''SUPERIORS' REGARDING THE ASSURANCES REQUESTED IN PARAS 2 AND 3 OF HONG KONG TUR. HE HOPED TO LET US HAVE A RESPONSE NEXT WEEK.
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3. ON THE QUESTION OF DETENTION, LIU READILY ACCEPTED OUR VERSION OF THE DETENTION CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED BY THE 3 CASES IN OUR
TEL 667. HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE DETAILED REPLIES AND HOPED THAT
IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO RAISE ANY FURTHER CASES.
4. THE MEETING WAS FRIENDLY. IN DISCUSSING DETENTION LIU GAVE
THE IMPRESSION THAT HE ALSO WISHED TO DEFUSE THE ISSUE. THE
SOLUTION PROPOSED BY HONG KONG SHOULD GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING
TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT.
CRADOCK
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HK & GD
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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