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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 21
OF 29160OZ AUGUST 91
INFO IMMEDIATE FCO, PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, CG NEW YORK, ACTOR
HONG KONG TELNO 2696 TO FCO: VISIT TO HONG KONG BY NANCY PELOSI AND BEN JONES: 31 AUGUST TO 2 SEPTEMBER
1. WE HAVE CHECKED AGAIN WITH THE NEW YORK CONSULATE. SHEN TONG APPLIED FOR AND WAS GRANTED A 7-DAY TRANSIT VISA ON 27 AUGUST. THE VISA WAS ISSUED BECAUSE HIS CHINESE COMMERCIAL CODE NUMBER (13991749) WAS DIFFERENT FROM THAT ON THE WATCH LIST (30881749), AND BECAUSE HE HAD VISITED HONG KONG IN JANUARY.
2. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHEN TONG'S TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. IN HIS VISA APPLICATION HE SAID HE WOULD BE STAYING IN HONG KONG FROM 29 AUGUST TO 3 SEPTEMBER. BUT AS THE HKETO HAVE ALREADY REPORTED TO HONG KONG, THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE PARTY ARE NOT DUE TO ARRIVE UNTIL 30 AUGUST AND PELOSI, JONES AND MILLER WILL FOLLOW ON 31 AUGUST.
3. WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT ANY OTHER DISSIDENTS WILL BE TRAVELLING WITH THE GROUP. SEEN FROM HERE, THEREFORE, WE WOULD STRONGLY SUPPORT THE LINE IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR THAT IT WOULD BE LESS TROUBLE TO LET HIM IN THAN KEEP HIM OUT.
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