Bakih 340/
2 8 OCT 1986
Y
REGISTRY
TOP COPY O DIST ?
CER
A
Action Taken
کرا
me CONFIDENTIL
OCMIAN 1827
CONFIDENTIAL
PP PARIS
FM FCOLN TO PARIS
241630Z OCT
GRS 640
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY PARIS
TELNO 682
OF 241630Z OCTOBER 86
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
(10:4
YOUR TELNO 1065: HONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS):
FACILITATING TRAVEL TO THIRD COUNTRIES
71827
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1.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR TAKING ACTION. THE REACTION
OF MADAME RENOUARD AND DELABE DOES INDEED INDICATE SOME
MISUNDERSTANDING OVER HONG KONG BDTCS, AND ALSO PERHAPS A CERTAIN
MISUNDERSTANDING OVER BN(0)S. WE THINK IT POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF
THIS MAY BE CLEARED UP WHEN THE FRENCH HAVE STUDIED CAREFULLY THE
MATERIAL YOU LEFT WITH THEM. WE WOULD THEREFORE PREFER TO DEFER
FOR THE MOMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPERT LEVEL TALKS UNTIL WE
HAVE A CONSIDERED FRENCH RESPONSE. HOWEVER, WE THINK THAT IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK NOW TO THE FRENCH AT DESK
LEVEL TO EMPHASISE A NUMBER OF POINTS.
2.
SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S VIEWS, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK
ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
(A)
(B)
FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF POINTS MADE BY THE FRENCH SIDE
AT THE MEETING ON 20 OCTOBER, WE BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL IF WE OFFERED A NUMBER OF POINTS OF
CLARIFICATION. WE HOPE THIS MIGHT FACILITATE THE FRENCH
SIDE'S STUDY OF THE PAPERS LEFT WITH THEM ON 20 OCTOBER.
WE NOTED THE REMARK THAT VISA-FREE ENTRY INTO FRANCE WAS
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