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DESKBY 140100Z
FM FCO 131500Z APR 84
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELEGRAM NUMBER 404 OF 13 APRIL
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 734 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1032.
TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRC PASSPORT HOLDERS
13063
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1
4/KK 345/4
RECEIVED lin
1. PROPOSED CHINESE AMENDMENT TO FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3
WOULD CLEARLY REDUCE THEIR COMMITMENT TO ACCEPT RETURN OF THOSE WHO
OVERSTAY THEIR TIME IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER WE AGREE WITH HONG
KONG THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BECOME A STICKING POINT.
IF THE CHINESE PURSUE THE MATTER FURTHER, YOU SHOULD
2.
TRY ONCE MORE TO DISSUADE THEM. BUT YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT IF NECESSARY.
see 15
HOWE
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NTD
PROTOCOL D
CONSULARD.
LEGAL ADVISERS
MVD
PS
PS/MR LUCE
SIR W HARDING
DR WILSON
LORD N. GORDON LENNOX
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