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FOLLOWING FOR: D COATES, CHANCERY, PEKING COPIED TO: S E BRADLEY, DPA HONG KONG GREEK CONSULAR REPRESENTATION IN HONG KONG 1. I REFER TO YOUR TELELETTER OF 20 DECEMBER 1989 AND HONG
KONG'S OF 22 DECEMBER 1989.
2. WE AGREE WITH HONG KONG THAT IT WOULD BE UNDESIRABLE FOR THE GREEKS TO PURSUE THEIR PLAN FOR A CONSUL TO BE ACCREDITED FROM THEIR MISSIONS IN PEKING OR TOKYO. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUGGESTION MAY HAVE ARISEN BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT COMPLICATED POLITICAL SITUATION ON GREECE SEMI PARALYSIS.
3. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD THEREFORE ADVISE THE GREEK CHARGE THAT THE PROPOSAL GIVES US DIFFICULTY. THAT WE ARE NOT KEEN ON ACCREDITATION ON A NON RESIDENT BASIS IN GENERAL AND THAT, FOR FAIRLY OBVIOUS REASONS, THIS APPLIES THE MORE SO TO ACCREDITATION FROM PEKING. WE WOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD SEE THEIR WAY TO MAKING THE TRANSITION TO A CAREER CONSUL WITHOUT THE NEED FOR NON RESIDENT ACCREDITATION.
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