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MDLIAN 4061
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1252
OF 12053OZ APRIL 90
AND TO PRIORITY BUDAPEST
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
13
HKB 020/13
RECEIVED IN
25 APR 1990
BUDAPEST TELNO 244 TO FCO: HUNGARY: RELATIONS WITH HONG KONG
1. VISA APPLICATIONS FOR THE DELEGATION REFERRED TO IN TUR ARE BEING PROCESSED NOW. WE CURRENTLY AWAIT A RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST FOR SECURITY CHECKS. BARRING ANY SECURITY OBJECTIONS TO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SHOULD ISSUE THE NECESSARY AUTHORITY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
2. WE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE MEETINGS ON THE TRADE AND INVESTMENT SIDE FOR THE DELEGATION TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
3. WE ARE LESS KEEN TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OUR VISA POLICY. AS YOU ARE AWARE COUR TELNO 1251 REFERS), WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING OUR POLICY TOWARDS EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND HAVE ASKED FOR YOUR VIEWS ON SEVERAL POINTS. NOR DO WE SEE MUCH PURPOSE IN DISCUSSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT HUNGARIAN OFFICE HERE AS WE DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO CONSIDER SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADING OF OUR RELATIONS AT THIS STAGE.
4. WE NOTE WHAT UJLAKI SAID ABOUT THE PRC AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS. AS A GENERAL POINT, WE WOULD NOT/NOT WISH PEOPLE TO THINK THAT THE WAY TO GET A VISA FOR HONG KONG IS FIRST TO CLEAR IT WITH THE CHINESE. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD DISABUSE THE HUNGARIANS ON THIS
POINT.
WILSON
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