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Departmental:
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P.C.D.
Visas for Bank of China Officials.
As you know we are withholding approval for
entry visas for the Manager and Deputy Manager of
the London branch of the Bank of China.
Originally
this was in retaliation for Chinese refusal to
provide exit visas for the Selfs and an entry visa
for Robertson. Although the Bank no longer wish
to send Robertson to Shanghai we have continued to block the visa for
the Chinese Deputy Manager since
we may need to bargain this against an exit visa for Crozier.
guation
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2. We have considered whether it would pay
dividends for us to make the first move by issuing
either one or both visas.
Consular Dept in this case, it would be
Copies to:-
Mr. S.H. Burley Home Office, Princeton House Big Holborn.
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However we consider that,
bad tactice to do so since
(a) the Chinese have given no hint that such
action would achieve anything;
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and
(b) the Chinese Created difficulties about
Self's departure before we withheld entry
visas for their people.
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3.
Subject to your advice, we think therefore that we should
now test out the ground by telling the Chinese that no diffi-
culties will be made about visas for their Bank officials to
Britain providing that none are made for British Bank staff in
Shanghai. This could be done when, and if, Mr. Hsueh gives you
the results of his enquiries about Self (as promised in your
telegram no. 273) or by a separate approach in Peking or here if
this seems to be taking too long.
4.
Grateful for comments.
Ph
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8DEC 1967
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BANK OF CHINA OFFICIALS IN LONDON
Problem
We have been withholding approval for entry visas for
the Manager and Deputy Manager of the London Branch of the
Bank of China. This was done because the Chinese created
difficulties over the exit permit for the Manager of the
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai (Mr. Self) and withheld
an entry visa for a replacement Deputy Manager, Mr. Robertson.
Mr. Hopson raised the question of Mr. Self on 27 November,
and was told that the matter would be looked into. We must
now decide whether there is any action we should take in the
case of the two entry visas we are withholding-
Recommendation
2. I recommend that we should only approve entry visas for
the Chinese in return for head for head satisfaction over
exit permits for British bank staff in Shanghai and that we
should give Mr. Hopson authority to say as much to the Chinese
if they raise the question of Mr. Self. A draft telegram is
attached.
Background and Argument
3. The Chinese have for some months been creating diffi-
culties about letting Mr. Self leave China on the grounds
that there are certain problems with the Bank which have not
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2.
yet been settled. Mr. Self's replacement has now been in
China since June. On 15 June we received a visa application
for Yang Sha-p'ing, the Deputy Manager of the London branch
of the Bank of China. We decided to withhold approval for
this entry visa until Mr. Self's case had been satisfactorily
settled.
4. On 24 July we received a visa application for Yang
Hui-chin, the Manager of the London branch of the Bank of
China. By this time we had heard that the Chinese had failed
to give an entry visa for the new replacement Deputy Manager
of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Mr. Robertson. We there-
fore decided that we would withhold approval for the visas
of both the Chinese Manager and the Deputy Manager.
It was
made clear to the Chinese in Peking on a number of occasions
that the cases of the two banks were linked. Kr. Bolland
enquired about visas for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank staff
on 19 September of the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires, but the
latter made no constructive response.
5. We now know that the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank no
longer wish to send Mr. Robertson to Shanghai. It is their
eventual intention to close down their branch. On advice
from Hong Kong, supported by Mr. Hopson and ourselves, they
are deferring action on closure for the moment.
They may,
however, still wish to withdraw the present Deputy Manager,
Mr. Crozier, who is long overdue for leave and it may therefore
be useful to have an entry visa for the Chinese Deputy Manager
/pending
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pending so that it can be swopped against an exit visa for
Mr. Crozier.
6.
Since the early skirmishing about exit visas for Mr.
Self several months ago, the whole case has become involved
in the general worsening in our relations with China.
However, when Mr. Hopson was summoned by the Chinese on
27 November to be told that the additional movement restric-
tions on members of his Mission were to be lifted, he enquired
about the treatment of a number of British subjects in China
including Mr. Self. The Chinese official concerned promised
to enquire about Mr. Self and it is possible that the Chinese
will allow him to leave provided the Chinese bank officials
concerned are allowed to come to Britain.
7. Since we still wish to continue trading with China, there
is no advantage to us in hindering the activities of the Bank
of China in London. The only reason for withholding approval
for entry visas has been that of a bargaining counter to get
better treatment for the few remaining British bankers in
China. As soon as the Chinese show signs that they are
prepared to provide exit and entry visas for British bank
officials in a normal way there is no reason why we should
hold up the Chinese visa applications any further.
Since
there is a possibility that the Chinese may have something
further to say on this case in the near future, I think we
should brief Mr. Hopson to the effect that no difficulties
will be made for the Chinese providing that none are made
for Mr. Self and his staff.
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8.
An alternative way of proceeding would be to issue
one or both of the Chinese visas in the hope that, as in
the case of travel restrictions, this would make it possible
for them to make some reciprocal gesture. In the case of
travel restrictions, however, the Chinese had given a hint
that a prior move by us would pay dividends and they were
technically correct in maintaining that our restrictions
were imposed first. In this case they have given no hints
about how to solve the difficulty over Self's departure.
therefore think that it would be bad tactics for us to make
the first placatory gesture without trying to sound out the
Chinese about their intentions. It would, however, be useful
to have Mr. Hopson's advice on the point and I have therefore
included it in the draft telegram.
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7 December, 1967
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Thank you for your letter of 22nd September about the Chinese diplomatic
couriers.
I had already passed the information to Special Branch and our
Immigration Branch and in addition X Mr. James has copied your letter to
Deputy Commander
Hunt with a request that he take the necessary action to meet what is
sought at paragraph 3 of your letter. Your letter has also been copied
to our Immigration and Nationality Department.
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about Chinese diplomatie couriers.
2. We have heard from Peking that three couriers are expected to leave
Peking for London in the neaIS future. One, Sm Ch'ung-san, passport
number D 012153 is due to leave Peking on 27 September, TWO HOPE, Liu
Chen-piao passport number D 012049 and Taul Shih-tasi are due to leave
on 28 Beptember. We do not of course know whether they will come to
London direct nor do we know how long they will stay here before
returning.
3. As I explained we are anxious that those and future couriers should
meet with no difficulties on entering or leaving Britain in order that
we say demand similar treatment for our own jusen'a Kessengers. Peking
have marked their entry visas "valid for exit from the United Kingdoa"
so there is no need for immigration officers to demand separate exit
persita issued by the Foreign office.
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