CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Copied to Dr Wilson.
CH913
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FROM PEKING 13065OZ FEB 84
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELEGRAM NUMBER 234 CF 13/2/84
REPEATED FOR INFO TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG
TOP COP、
HKK 349/1.
REGILTRY
13 FEB 1904
PA
ад
REGISTRY
Action Taken
1. HEAD OF CHANCERY MET LIN YONG PIN OF CONSULAR DEPARTMENT
ON 10 FEBRUARY. LIN SAID THAT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US ON THIS
MATTER WERE NOT NOW GREAT. THEY HAD STUDIED CAREFULLY THE DRAFT
AND SPEAKING NOTE WE HAD LEFT WITH THEM ON 13 DECEMBER 1983
(PEKING TEL NO 1344) HE HANDED TO US A FRESH CHINESE DRAFT.
TEXT IS IN MIFT. (107
2. THE NEW DRAFT EXPANDS CONSIDERABLY THE TEXT OF THE
DRAFT FROM WHICH BOTH WE AND THE CHINESE WERE PREVIOUSLY WORKING.
GALSWORTHY REMARKED ON THIS AND SAID HE WAS PUZZLED. IT EMERGED IN THE COURSE OF DISCUSSION THAT WHAT IRKS THE CHINESE IS
REFERENCE TO CONSULAR OFFICERS OR COURIERS. LIN WAS AT PAINS
TO POINT OUT THAT VISA OFFICE STAFF AND COURIERS ARE NOT
(NOT) DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR OFFICERS. THE THINKING BEHIND THE
LATEST DRAFT WAS THEREFORE TO SPELL OUT IN FULL THE
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES THAT WOULD BE ENJOYED BY THE VISA OFFICE WITHOUT THE NEED TO MENTION THE WORD CONSULAR''.
3. IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 5 THE CHINESE HAVE DRAWN ON WHAT THEY
CONSIDER TO BE APPROPRIATE WORDING IN OTHER CONVENTIONS.
ACCORDING TO OUR UNDERSTANDING THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PARAGRAPH 3. THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULR RELATIONS, ARTICLE
35
PARAGRAPH 5: THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS ARTICLE
43.
IN PARAGRAPH 4 THEY HAVE INSERTED THE LANGUAGE FROM ARTICLE 6 OF
THE DRAFT UK/PRC CONSULAR AGREEMENT
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4. GALSWORTHY SAID THAT WE WOULD STUDY THE NEW CHINESE DRAFT
BUT THAT HE PERSONALLY THOUGHT THAT THERE COULD BE SOME DIFFICULTY
OVER PARAGRAPH 3, SINCE IT SPECIFIED ''DIPLOMATIC COURIER AND
BAG, AND ALSO REFERRED TO OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION BESIDES
COURIERS. ON PARAGAPH 7 OF THE DRAFT GALSWORTHY CONFIRMED THAT
WE COULD ACCEPT THE TERM 'INSPECTION' IN THE TEXT.
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see @,0.10
12, 13.16
15.