CONFIDENTIAL
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177574
MDHOAN 3013
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 867
OF 071525Z MAY 91
AND TO IMMEDIATE MOSCOW
HKD 345/1
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HONG KONG: VISA APPLICATION: PROFESSOR ABEL C AGANBEGYAN: SOVIET CITIZEN
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WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOND DEALERS (AIBD) ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG WEEK BEGINNING 13 MAY. THE PRINCIPAL INVITED SPEAKER IS PROFESSOR ABANBEGYAN OF THE USSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND RECTOR OF THE ACADEMY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY. HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO DELIVER HIS SPEECH ON 16 MAY.
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THE PROFESSOR WAS ADVISED, PRESUMABLY BY OUR MOSCOW EMBASSY, THAT IT WOULD TAKE ''SOME TIME TO ISSUE A VISA. HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON HE DELAYED APPLYING UNTIL RECENTLY. HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AGREED TO PASS THESE REPRESENTATIONS TO YOU BUT
STATED THAT THERE COULD BE NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS.
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WE ARE FAXING TO YOU THE AIBD LETTER TO HKD ALONG WITH THEIR LETTER OF INVITATION TO THE PROFESSOR. AIBD ALSO SAY THEY HAVE CONTACTED THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ON THIS MATTER. MOSCOW MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS APPLICATION IF REQUIRED.
IF YOU CAN AGREE VISA APPLICATION GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD INFORM, MOSCOW COPYING TO FCO.
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