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FM FCO 081630Z FEBRUARY 82
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG,
TELEGRAM NUMBER 77 OF 8 FEBRUARY
VISAS FOR HONG KONG : PHILHARMONICA HUNGARIA
DISK UTPOS
1. WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY JASPER PARROTT OF HARRISON PARROTT
(IMPRESSARIOS) LTD ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION IN THE 1983 HONG KONG
ARTS FESTIVAL OF THE PHILHARMONICA HUNGARIA ORCHESTRA.
ACCORDING
TO PARROTT, THIS ORCHESTRA WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE LATE 1950'S AND
IS COMPOSED MOSTLY OF EMIGRE HUNGARIANS. ITS BASE IS NEAR DUSSEL-
DORF.
2. PARROTT CLAIMS THAT HE HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE ARTS
FESTIVAL ORGANISERS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THAT DURING A
VISIT TO HONG KONG EARLIER THIS YEAR HE FINALISED THE TERMS,
PROGRAMME AND CONTRACT. HOWEVER, ON 5 FEBRUARY HE RECEIVED A
TELEX FROM THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE IMMIG-
RATION AUTHORITIES HAD DECLINED TO GIVE CLEARANCE TO THE ORCHESTRA
TO ENTER HONG KONG.
3.
PARROTT IS NATURALLY VERY CONCERNED, PARTICULARLY AS HE HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO GO SO FAR DOWN THE ROAD WITH THIS EXERCISE,
PRESUMABLY AT SOME EXPENSE. HE IS PREPARED TO FLY TO HONG KONG AT
ONCE IF IT WOULD HELP. HE ADMITS THAT MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
ORCHESTRA STILL TECHNICALLY HAVE HUNGARIAN OR RUMANIAN NATIONALITY
BUT CLAIMS THAT ALL BUT ONE - WHOM HE COULD REPLACE HAVE WEST
GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND PERMISSION TO RE-ENTER
WEST GERMANY.
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4. GRATEFUL FOR COMMENTS AND A LINE TO TAKE WITH PARROTT.
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