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HKK 341/3
GR 350
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FM HONG KONG 300956Z NOV 82
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 591 OF 30 NOVEMBER
INFO F C O
YOUR TELNO 725: LEGAL IMMIGRATION
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1. WE HAVE PROPOSED THAT A TEAM LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER SHOULD VISIT CANTON FOR TALKS ABOUT DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS ON FRIDAY 3 DECEMBER. NCNA FIRST EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT THIS DATE WOULD PROVE CONVENIENT TO THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF THIS. THEY ARE NOW SUGGESTING PRIVATELY THAT THE VISIT MIGHT HAVE TO BE DELAYED.
2. FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS (LORD BELSTEAD'S VISIT, THE BANGKOK HEADS OF MISSION CONFERENCE ETC) THE TEAM'S VISIT TO CANTON WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE DELAYED FOR SOME TIME IF IT DOES NOT TAKE PLACE ON 3 DECEMBER. SINCE WE HOPE TO AGREE WITH THE CHINESE THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISITORS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FROM 1 JANUARY THIS WOULD BE A PITY.
3. IT OCCURS TO US THAT THE REASON FOR THE ABSENCE OF A RESPONSE FROM THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES COULD BE DOUBT IN HINESE MINDS AS TO OUR WILLINGNESS TO AGREE THAT VISITS BY TWO-WAY PERMIT HOLDERS SHOULD NORMALLY BE FOR THREE MONTHS. WHILE WE HAVE MADE THIS CLEAR TO NONA IT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF THE MFA COULD BE SIMILARLY INFORMED, ADDITING THAT WE HOPE TO AGREE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES VERY SOON.
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MR GIFFARD MAL DONALD MR URE
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