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TELEGRAM NUMBER 100 OF 25 APRIL
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PETERS' LETTER TO SULLIVAN OF 17 APRIL: ISSUING VISAS IN HONG KONG FOR GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN OFFICIALS.
PA SPOKE ACCORDINGLY TO NCNA ON 22 APRIL SAYING THAT THE NEW FACILITIES WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM 1 MAY. ON 3(B) HE INCLUDED DOUBLE JOURNEY TRANSIT VISAS IN THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS.
2. NCNA INITIALLY ASKED FOR TIME TO CONSIDER AND COMMENT ON THE
NEW ARRANGEMENTS. THEY NOW SAY THEY HAVE NO COMMENTS LOCALLY BUT HAVE REPORTED TO PEKING. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD THEREFORE EXPLAIN THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS TO THE MFA ON THE LINES OF (1) - (5) (AS AMENDED) OF PETERS' LETTER.
MACLEHOSE
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