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FM BRIT INT SECT TEHRAN 15130OZ DEC
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 832 OF 15 DECEMBER 82.
INFO SAVING STOCKHOLM AND HONG KONG.
YOUR TELNO 411: VISA FOR BURNETT
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1.
AS MENTIONED IN TELECON COATES/RUNDLE TODAY (15 DECEMBER),
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PROTOCOL DEPARTMENT THAT THE MFA SENT
TELEX NUMBER 40167 OF 11 DECEMBER TO THE IRANIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON INSTRUCTING THAT BURNETT'S VISA BE ISSUED.
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2. AS REPORTED IN OUR TELNO 004 TO HONG KONG WE ISSUED A VISA
TO ZARE, THE FUTURE ACTING CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG, ON
8 DECEMBER. THIS WAS INDIRECTLY LINKED IN OUR CONVERSATIONS HERE
WITH THE ISSUE OF BURNETT'S VISA. YOU MAY WISH TO REFER TO THIS
IN YOUR FURTHER CONTACTS WITH THE IRANIAN EMBASSY. I HOPE YOU
CAN GET A POSITIVE REACTION SOONEST.
3. WE ARE AT PRESENT SITTING ON APPLICATIONS BY NOFERESTI, FARJAMFARD, ALI PAYA (MINISTRY OF ISLAMIC GUIDANCE) AND REZA BORGE! (ISLAMIC CULTURE OFFICE, JAMARAN, WHOSE CASE HAS NOT YET BEE REFERRED TO YOU PENDING PROVISION OF FURTHER DETAILS).
I HAD ALREADY ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO DELAY ISSUE OF ANY NEW APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL VISAS, BUT THERE WELL BE FEW OF THEM IN THE PRE-CHRISTMAS PERIOD.
FCO PASS SAVINGS.
BARRINGTON
LIMITED
MED
MaVD
HK&GD
SIR.J. LEAHY MR. EGERTON
(REPEATED AS REQUESTED)
COPIES TO":
MR. TAYLOR COD/HSP
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