GRS 180
CONFIDENT FAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE PEKING
TELNO 011
CONFIDENTIAL
1HKK OGO/B
RECEIVES A FGISTRY
- 8 JAN 1936
OF 06101OZ JANUARY 86
INFO PRIORITY FCOLN
HKR 040/3,
8
THHA quote.
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
84 1983
1 DES OFF
DESK OFFICER
INDEX
PA
REGISTE Acton TL INDEX
MY TELNO 007: HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED : JLG : EXPERT
MEETINGS : VISAS.
PA
M
WE HAVE NOW OBTAINED THE VISAS. BRITISH CITIZEN EXPERTS (1.E.
HO, BURPOWS AND WILSON) HAVE HAD DIPLOMATIC VISAS STAMPED IN THEIR
PASSPORTS. BDTC EXPERTS (1.E. MRS. WE AND ANTHONY TO) AND
SUPPORTING STAFF HAVE HAD DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL VISAS, RESPECTIVELY, STAMPED ON SEPARATE PIECES OF PAPER ENCLOSED WITH
THE IR PASSPORTS. EACH PIECE OF PAPER BEARS A MANUSCRIPT NOTE TO
THE EFFECT THAT THE BEARER IS AN EXPERT/SUPPORTING STAFF FOR THE
BRITISH SIDE OF THE JLG.
2. COMMENT: THE CHINESE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE GIVEN THIS CONSIDERABLE
THOUGHT. THEY CLEARLY CANNOT BRING THEMSELVES TO STAMP CHINESE
DIPLOMATIC OR OFFICIAL VISAS IN BDTC PASSPORTS. AS REGARDS THE
SUBSTANTIVE VISAS, THEY HAVE HOWEVER ISSUED THE ONES WE WANT. ON
THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS DEVICE DOES NOT (NOT) LEAD TO PRACTICAL
PROBLEMS FOR OUR TEAM ON ARRIVAL AT PEKING, WE PROPOSE TO LIVE WITH
THE CHINESE SOLUTION.
YOUDE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
D/HD PUSD
MR WILSON
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