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FM FCO 201655Z DEC 83
TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 899 OF 20 DECEMBER
AND TO HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 1344: CHINESE VISA OFFICE
1. PARA 1(7) OF DRAFT: WE ASKED YOU TO REPLACE
'INSPECTION' BY 'SEARCH'
8140 2
see C(87)
349/1
(cleared with
Mr Whomerley NTD, FED).
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(OUR TELNO 833) AT HONG KONG'S REQUEST (HONG KONG TELNO 1819 TO
FCO). WE OURSELVES MARGINALLY PREFER 'INSPECTION'
SINCE IT IS USED IN ARTICLE 50 OF THE VIENNA
CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS.
(WE ARE NOT SURE WHY
HONG KONG COMMENTED THAT 'SEARCH' IS THE
STANDARD TERM. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
BECOME A STICKING POINT WITH THE CHINESE, AND WOULD THEREFORE
PREFER TO REVER TO 'INSPECTION.'
GRATEFUL TO KNOW IF HONG KONG CAN AGREE TO THIS. ON THE LAST
SENTENCE IN YOUR PARA 2, WE HAVE CONSULTED LEGAL ADVISERS WHO
HAVE SAID THAT WE SHOULD AVOID DELIBERATE MIS-TRANSLATION.
ARE THEREFORE RELUCTANT TO HAVE 'JIANCHA'
IN THE CHINESE VERSION AND 'SEARCH' IN THE
ENGLISH VERSION, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE MEANING OF
'JIANCHA' IS CLOSE TO 'SEARCH,'
THE STANDARD TRANSLATION IS 'INSPECTION.'
WE
2. WE AGREE WITH SUGGESTION IN PARA 4 OF TUR THAT HONG KONG
SHOULD SPEAK TO THE VISA OFFICE ABOUT REPLACEMENT PASSPORTS.
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DISTRIBUTION:·
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HKD
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MR WHOMERSLEY, LEGAL ADV
CONSULAR
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
MR GIFFARD
MR DONALD
LORD N GORDON LENNOX
НКК 34911
RECEIVED IN REGISTŻY
2 DEC 1933
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