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FM FCO 20170OZ SEPTEMBER 82
TO ROUTINE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 425 OF 20 SEPTEMBER
YOUR TELNO.509: CHINA AND ICID
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the ICD vote tuns out 1. HE HAVE DISCUSSED CHINESE WISH TO JOIN ICID WITH RANGELEY,
AND ALSO WITH HOFFMAN, SECRETARY OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL
COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANISATION. BOTH HAVE BEEN LOBBIED BY CHINESE AND TAIWANESE IN LONDON AND ARE AWARE OF CHINESE
CONDITIONS. THE WHOLE QUESTION OF PRC AND/OR TAIWAN MEMBERSHIP IS TO BE DEBATED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON 4 OCTOBER.
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2. WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO BOTH RANGELEY AND HOFFMAN HMG'S POLICY
OF SUPPORT OF PRC ADMISSION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, EVEN
WHERE THIS IMPLIES TAIWAN'S EXCLUSION. HOFFMAN WILL BEAR THIS IN
MIND IF A RESOLUTION ON PRC MEMBERSHIP IS PUT TO THE VOTE AT
THE COUNCIL MEETING. BOTH HE AND RANGELEY HOPE FOR A FACE-
SAVING FORMULA THAT WILL PERMIT DUAL REPRESENTATION.
CURRENT INTENTION IS TO PUT FORWARD TWO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS, ONE PROPOSING PRC MEMBERSHIP AND ONE CHANGING THE TAIWAN
DELEGATION'S TITLE TO TAIPEI COMMITTEE (BUT NOT WITHDRAWING THEIR VOTING RIGHT). HE HAS POINTED OUT TO ALL CONCERNED THAT DISPLAY
OF FLAGS IS A MATTER FOR THE HOST GOVERNMENT NOT ICID.
3.
RANGELEY'S
RANGELEY HAS ASSURED US THAT THE TWO LETTERS MENTIONED IN
TUS HAVE NOW REEN ANSWERED. (ICID RULES REQUIRE THAT ALL
FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE DEALT WITH BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN NEW DELHI). WE AGREE THAT THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS
BUSINESS IS FOR THE CHINESE TO PURSUE DIRECTLY WITH ICID.
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