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YOUR TELNO 76: VISA WAIVER :
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1. IT MAY BE WORTH POINTING OUT TO PETRELLA THAT WE WOULD MUCH PREFER AND IT WOULD ADMINISTRATIVELY BE SIMPLER TO CONDUCT ANY NEGOTIATIONS DIRECT WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THROUGH THEIR CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG. THE VISA WAIVER ARRANGEMENT COULD THEN BE FINALISED SIMPLY WITH A FORMAL EXCHANGE OF NOTES AS HAS BEEN DONE RECENTLY WITH SOUTH AFRICA. (WE ARE FAXING YOU COPIES OF THIS EXCHANGE).
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SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S VIEWS GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PUT THIS TO THE ARGENTINIAN AUTHORITIES TO SEE IF THIS FORMAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO THEM. WE COULD ALSO MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS IS AN INFORMAL ARRANGEMENT NOT A VISA ABOLITION AGREEMENT.
IF, HOWEVER, THE ARGENTINIANS INSIST ON THEIR FORMAT WE WOULD OF COURSE TAKE THIS ON.
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