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HKK 345/1.
BP:
GR 90
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FM PEKING 22243Z FEB 90
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 11 OF 22 FEBRUARY 80
INFO FCO (FED AND NTD)
FOLLOWING FOR APA FROM SULLIVAN
LEGALISATION OF CHINESE DOCUMENTS
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1. AT A MEETING WITH YUAN XIANGONG OF CONSULAR DEPARTMENT REFERRED TO IN OUR TELNO 1, 1 WAS ASKED WHETHER WE WERE YET IN A POSITION TO SAY WHETHER LEGALISATION OF CHINESE DOCUMENTS WAS NECESSARY 15 THEY WERE TO BE USED IN HONG KONG.
2. WE HAVE RECEIVED A FURTHER 500 DOCUMENTS WHICH CONSULAR DEPARTMENT WILL ACCEPT BACK UNSTAMPED IF WE CAN GUARANTEE
THAT LEGALISATION IS UNNECESSARY. GRATEFUL THEREFORE FOR AN
EARLY REPLY TO MY LETTER OF 29 JANUARY.
CRADOCK
FILES
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HK & GD
NTD
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
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