UNCLASSIFIED
FM KIEV
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 379
OF 17131OZ NOVEMBER 92
UNCLASSIFIED
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, MOSCOW
VISAS FOR UKRAINIANS
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THE MFA HAVE ASKED US WHETHER THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN ARRANGE FOR AN IMPORTANT UKRAINIAN DELEGATION TO OBTAIN VISAS FOR A TEN-DAY BUSINESS VISIT TO HONG KONG. THEY AND THE DELEGATION APOLOGISE FOR THE VERY SHORT NOTICE. THEY WISH TO TRAVEL ON 21 NOVEMBER FROM MOSCOW. ASSUMING VISAS ARE NEEDED, THIS WOULD REQUIRE OUR EMBASSY IN MOSCOW TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE ON 20 NOVEMBER IF THEY CAN AGREE TO DO SO. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE HONG KONG VISAS HERE.
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THE DELEGATION IS TO BE HEADED BY VYACHESLAV CHORNOVIL WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF RUKH, THE MAIN OPPOSITION MOVEMENT, AND A PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY. THE DELEGATION ALSO INCLUDES VLADIMIR CHERNYAK WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE STATE COUNCIL. THE MATERIAL SUBMITTED INCLUDES AN INVITATION FROM A HONG KONG COMPANY METREND INTERNATIONAL WHOSE ADDRESS IS ROOM 1105, TOWER 2, CHEUNG SHA WAN PLAZA, KOWLOOM, MANAGING DIRECTOR MR WILLIAM KO. THEY ALSO HAVE AN INVITATION FROM A TAIWAN COMPANY TO VISIT TAIWAN.
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DETAILS OF THE DELEGATION ARE:
I) CHORNOVIL, VYACHESLAV MAKSIMOVICH, DOB 01.01.38, DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT NO 132035
II) CHERNYAK, VLADIMIR KIRILLOVICH, DOB 26.10.41,
DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT 132696
III) MANCHULENKO, GEORGIY MANOLYEVICH, DOB 20.03.63, PASSPORT NO 40N5844571
IV) KMITA, GENNADY VIKTOROVICH, DOB 23.10.48, PASSPORT NO 40N0483234.
WE HAVE NO DETAILS OF THE GROUP'S BUSINESS INTERESTS. NEVERTHELESS CHORNOVIL IS AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL FIGURE AND
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