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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 1723
OF 121130Z AUGUST 86
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
(853)
893-4
HKK 340
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PEKING TELNO 992 AND YOUR TELNOS 2002-3: INTERNATIONAL
ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS
1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMENTS IN TURS, WHICH WE HAVE
CONSIDERED CAREFULLY.
2.
(A)
WE ACCEPT ALL THE SUGGESTIONS IN PEKING TUR EXCEPT:
PARA 4. WE ARE UNSURE OF PEKING'S INTENTION HERE.
IS NO NEED FOR REFERENCES TO THE BNA 1981 TO BE IN
INVERTED COMMAS.
THERE
(B)
(C)
PARA 5. WE ACCEPT THIS AMENDMENT BUT THINK WE SHOULD
REFER TO AGREEMENT QUOTE WITH UNQUOTE (NOT QUOTE BY
UNQUOTE) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT (THIS IS ALSO CONSISTENT
WITH PEKING'S PARA 8).
(MORE SUBSTANTIVELY) PARA 2. WE INFORMED THE CHINESE IN
GENERAL TERMS AT JLGIV OF OUR INTENTION TO MOUNT THIS
EXERCISE. WE SEE NO NEED TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER IN
ADVANCE OF THE CAMPAIGN, OR TO SHOW THEM ANY TEXTS IN
ADVANCE. WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE
NOTE TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH MISSIONS WHEN IT IS
DESPATCHED. BUT WE WOULD NOT WANT TO GIVE THEM THE TEXT
OF THE LETTER TO HEADS OF UK MISSIONS OR THE ANNEX TO IT.
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