CONFIDENTIAL
FM OTTAWA
CONFIDENTIAL
HKB OG 1/1
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
22 JUL 1991
TELNO 13
OF 162214Z JULY 91
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO
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073675 MDHIAN 5601
CONFEREN
YOUR TELNO 2260 TO FCO : CONFERENCE OF CHINESE STUDENT FEDERATIONS
1. WHEN WE TOUCHED BASE WITH THEM ON 16 JULY, THE DEA CONFIRMED THAT THE CANADIAN COMMISSION IN HONG KONG HAD REPORTED YOUR BRIEFING (YOUR TELNO 2234 TO FCO). DEA WERE NOT HOWEVER AWARE OF THE DETAINED CANADIAN.
2.
THE DEA LINE TO TAKE WITH ANY ENQUIRIES SAYS THAT QUOTE IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS ARE PART OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEEPLY REGRETS THE DECISION TO DENY ENTRY TO
SPEAKERS
WE RECOGNISE THE SENSITIVITIES OF THE SITUATION UNQUOTE. THEIR LINE RECALLS THAT PRO-DEMOCRACY CONFERENCES HAVE BEEN HELD IN CANADA AND THAT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CONSIDER THEM A POTENTIAL MEANS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CHINA.
3.
THE DEA RECOGNISE THAT THEIR LINE IS NOT ENTIRELY HELPFUL TO US, BUT SAY THAT IT REPRESENTS A CAREFUL AND DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN THEIR CONTINUED AND UNDIMINISHED WISH TO SUPPORT US OVER HONG KONG AND THE NEED TO EXPOSE AS LITTLE FLANK AS POSSIBLE TO THE VOCIFEROUS CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LOBBY.
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.HONG KONG AGREEMENT
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