CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 326
OF 27130OZ FEBRUARY 92
-
CONFIDENTIAL
низ 162/1
121372
MDLOAN 8538
TOP COPY Q DIST?
Pa M 2012
YOUR TELNO 194: 25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
1. WE SEE NO PROBLEM WITH YOUR PROPOSAL TO ACCORD PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, AS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 55 OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING.
2.
FOR THOSE PARTICIPANTS FALLING OUTSIDE OF ARTICLE 55 WE NOTE YOUR PROPOSAL TO ACCORD ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE BASIS SOME PRIVILEGES ALTHOUGH THESE WOULD NOT EXTEND TO THE OFFICIAL ACT IMMUNITY ENVISAGED IN PARA 55 IN (1). AS YOU MAY BE AWARE WE DO GRANT SOME VERY LIMITED PRIVILEGES ON AN EXTRA-STATUTORY BASIS ALTHOUGH WE DO TRY TO AVOID GIVING PRIVILEGES IN THAT WAY. IN THE CASE OF THE ADB MEETING, IT IS FOR YOU TO DECIDE ON A POLICY BASIS WHETHER YOU WISH TO GRANT PRIVILEGES ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE BASIS TO PARTICIPANTS WHO FALL OUTSIDE ARTICLE 55. THE MAIN CONCERN WE WOULD HAVE IN THIS CONNECTION, IF THE MEETING WERE TO BE HELD IN THE UK, WOULD BE THE EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRATION CONTROL.
3. IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF TUR YOU ASKED ABOUT TREATMENT OF THE TAIWAN DELEGATES, AND WE ARE CONTENT WITH YOUR PROPOSALS. OUR CONCERN IS OF COURSE TO ENSURE THAT THE TAIWAN DELEGATES ARE ACCORDED TRAVEL FACILITIES, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, BECAUSE OF THEIR POSITION WITH THE ADB, AND NOT ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR NATIONAL STATUS.
WE
4. IN YOUR TELNO 194 (PARA 4) YOU REFERRED TO YOUR TELNO 3483 OF 6 NOVEMBER REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS AND ACCEPTANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FROM THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AND MICRONESIA. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRACE THIS TELEGRAM. COULD YOU PLEASE RE-SEND.
HURD
16
1
PAGE CONFIDENTIAL