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FROM PEKING 250824 Z OCT 84
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2661 OF 15/10/84
#INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
HKK 040/53
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 6 OCT 1984
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HONG KONG TELNO 3301 TO YOU: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: JOHNT LHACKSON GROUP: PRIVILEGES AND HIMMUNITIES
1. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CHINESE WILL SEEK AN EQUIVALENCE IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GROUP'S ANCHILLARY STAFF AS BETWEEN MEETHINGS HANSIDE AND OUTSIDE CHINA. WE THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT THE **AUM** UN PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR FOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHINESE ANCILLARY STAFF HAN HONG KONG WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE IN CHINESE EYES WITH THE
DEAL SOLUTION** IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR FOR OUR STAFF WHEN HAN PEKMING. WERE WE TO PROPOSE THIS SCHEME OF THINGS, WE #MAGINE THE CHINESE WOULD TAKE THE LAINE THAT THE 'CONCESSION'' OF ALLOWING HONG KONG OFFNCHIALS AMONG THE ANCILLARY STAFF TO COME TO PEKING ON DIPLOMATIC VISAS WOULD REQUIRE A MATCHING ''CONCESSION' FOR CHINESE ANCHILLARY STAFF IN HONG KONG. HONG KONG'S ''AM'' IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ATTAINABLE #F WE OURSELVES ACCEPT AN ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY ALL ANCILLARY STAFF ON OUR SHIDE COME TO PEKING ON SERVICE
VIISAS.
2. AS THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON OUR SIDE AS TO WHAT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANCILLARY STAFF WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE, WE SEE VALUE IN TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO SOUND OUT THE CHINESE ON WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND. HIN SEEKING THEIR VIEWS WE COULD TAKE THE LINE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROVISION FOR DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND #MMUNITIES IN ANNEX 2 DD NOT STRICTLY COVER ANCILLARY STAFF), WE HIMAGINED THAT THEY, LIKE US, WOULD WISH TO ENSURE SOME MEASURE OF PROTECTION FOR SUCH STAFF WHEN ABROAD.
THOMSON
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
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SIR J FREELAND
MR BOYD
COPIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK. NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195
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