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8. THE REDRAFT OF PARAGRAPH 5 APPEARS TO ADAPT THE WORDING
OF VCCR ARTICLE 4 ACCURATELY. THE CHINESE HAVE ADDED A WITHDRAWAL OF THE QUALIFICATON CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE PREVIOUS MEMORANDUM, THIS SEEMS CORRECT SINCE THERE COULD NOW BE NO QUESTION OF ARREST AFTER A CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
9. ON THE QUESTION OF ISSUE OF PASSPORTS WE CONSIDER THAT THERE IS NOW NO PROSPECT OF MOVING THE CHINESE IN PEKING, UNLESS THE VISA OFFICE CAN BE PERSUADED LOCALLY THAT THE PROCEDURE WE WANT IS ACCEPTABLE. HONG KONG MIGHT LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER WITH THEM, BUT IF, AS WE EXPECT, THEY CANNOT BE BUDGED, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF THE OTHER MEANS OF MONITORING MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH
4 OF HONG KONG TELNO 336 COULD BE CONSIDERED.
10. WE SHOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE CHARGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
EVANS
LIMITED
HKD
FED
NTD
PROTOCOLD-CONS
P3/MR LUCE PS/PUS
SIR WHARDING
MR DONALD
LORD NG-LENNOX
THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT ADVANCED
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