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FM HONG KONG 1808402 AUG 81
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 750 OF 18 AUGUST
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
YOUR TELNO 650: CHINESE VISA OFFICE.
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mr Wiman for M48.
I entirely agree X. (We don't want
to imitate Chinese with small ander)
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EXCO AGREED THIS MORNING TO ACTION PROPOSED. MEMBERS EXPRESSED SOME ANXIETY THAT THE VISA OFFICE MIGHT ATTEMPT TO ISSUE PASSPORTS. WE POINTED OUT THAT THE AGREED MEMORANDUM WOULD LIMIT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE SPECIFICALLY TO ISSUING VISAS AND THAT PASSPORTS
WOULD CLEARLY BE OUTSIDE ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE. ALTHOUGH THIS
SHOULD BE CLEAR, I THINK PEKING SHOULD REITERATE IT AS AN ADDITIONAL ORAL POINT.
2. 1 AM CONTENT WITH THE ALTERATIONS IN YOUR TUR. BUT I SUGGEST
WE SHOULD NOT GO TO THE WALL OVER ''ACCORDING TO USUAL PRACTICE'' (YOUR PARA 3). EVEN IF THE CHINESE ARE WRONG BUT INSIST ON KEEPING
IT IN, IT IS ONLY A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION, NOT ONE AGREED
BY BOTH SIDES.
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HK & GD
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MR DONALD
[THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED]
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