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CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2510
OF 140541Z AUGUST 90
CONFIDENTIAL
060423 MDADAN 9175
ADVANCE COPY
YOUR TELNO 313: ANGLO AUSTRIAN VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT
WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING THAT THE AUSTRIANS WOULD AT SOME STAGE PURSUE THIS. YOUR PARA 2 IS FACTUALLY CORRECT BUT, AS SUGGESTED IN PARA 3 OF OUR TELNO 2132 OF 29 JUNE 1989, WE HOPE THAT YOU COULD:-
2.
(A) APPEAL TO AUSTRIA NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO UNDERMINE
CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG AT THIS STAGE:
(B)
(C)
(D)
FORD
AIM TO SECURE VISA FREE TREATMENT FOR BOTH BN (0)S AND HK BDTCS:
ASSURE AUSTRIA THAT RETURNABILITY OF BDTCS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPENDENT TERRITORY IS AN ADEQUATE SAFE- GUARD, AND THAT THE SAME IS TRUE WITH BN (0)S:
INFORM THEM THAT OF THE 12 EC COUNTRIES, ONLY FOUR AT PRESENT REQUIRE VISA FROM HK BDTCS AND BN (0)S: FRANCE, GERMANY, PORTUGAL AND DENMARK: AND IT IS OUR INTENTION TO TRY TO PERSUADE THESE FOUR COUNTRIES TO DROP THE VISA REQUIREMENT IN FUTURE.
WE APOLOGISE FOR THE DELAY IN REPLYING TO YOUR TUR.
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ADVANCE
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MD/HKD
DISTRIBUTION
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