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27 UCT 1967
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BOARD OF TRADE
1 VICTORIA STREET
LONDON S.W.1
CHINA
11th October, 1967
See -88
(86
Frank Kearton telephoned this morning. He began
He began by reminding me of Courtaulds very substantial interests in
China, which involved not only participation in the acrylic fibre plant
at Lanchow but also trade in fibres, chemicals etc. which is currently
running at a rate of 22 million a year. He went on to say that two
members of the Chinese Mission at Portland Place came to lunch with them
at Celanese House yesterday. Courtaulds had
invited then two or three times recently, but this was the first time
they had accepted. The two were (i) a man whose name sounded like "She"
and who, according to Kearton, described himself as "Assistant
Commercial Attache" but appeared to be of higher status, and (ii) "one
of the Mr. Wangs". They were accompanied to and from the Celanese door
by two plain-clothes men.
The Chinese had been invited to a friendly, non-business lunch and this
is exactly what it was. They were very friendly non-polerical. There was
no criticism of the restraints put on them, but only a rueful shrugging
of the shoulders about the ways thing had developed. They did, however,
leave Kearton with a strong impression that they would resat kinily if
the restraints on them were quietly dropped, and it was this that
Kaarton wanted to pass on to us. He thought that if they were dropped,
things would soon return to normal at Portland Place.
I reminded Kearton (who did not need reminding) that the Chinese
treatment of our people in Peking was incomparably worse than the
restraints imposed on the Chinese in London and asked if the Chinese had
given any indication that an easing-up in London would be reciprocated
in Peking. He said he thought this would very likely happen, but he did
not mention any statement made by the Chinese yesterday to support this
view, He told me that after he had decided a few weeks ago to send to
Lanchow the technicians who were then due to go he heard that this had
been very well received in Peking, and he pointed out that almost
immediately afterwards the Chinese agreed to release the children whose
return to the U.K. had been delayed. (He did not claim that the two
things were connected but pointed out that they might be.)
I thanked Kearton for letting us know of this, and told him I would pass
on to you the information he had given
Kearton said the men they sent to Lanchow were very well treated on the
long journey across China to Lanchow and in Lanchow since their arrival.
Another ma 13 will be going out next week,
A.J. de la Mare, Esq., C.M.G.,
Foreign Office,
LONDON S. *. 1.
,
/I asked
I asked Kearton whether the Chinese were still doing business with
Courtaulda. He said they had been told by the Chinese in London a few
weeks ago that they were under instructions from Peking not to discuss
any new business but at yesterday's lunch, after one of his colleagues
had mentioned the question of new business and he had himself said the
lunch was not for business taka, his guests had said that they would
like to talk business but appreciated the opportunity for a friendly
get-together and the business discussions could follow on a later
occasion. Kearton also told me that the Lanchow project, which is a very
big one, is going ahead very smoothly and when payment of 21.75 million
fell due recently it was paid on the dot by the Bank of China. He added
that Gourtaulds have fallen a bit behind themselves on some deliveries
now due and are receiving quite normal communications from the Chinese
asking them to hurry up.
I should be interested to know if you yet see any signs of a possible
disentanglement with the Chinese. I realise, of course, that it takes
two to make a peace (although only one can make a quarrel, as China has
shown) and that the businessman's natural desire to see a return to
normality so far as his own affairs are concerned is very far from being
the whole story.
Yours sincerely,
Gereed
tas kushon.
E
G.J. Mackahon
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10th of October, 1967, enclosing the
Passport of Er. Tuan-Sheng WATG, which
is receiving attention.
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W-1-
10 October, 1967.
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presents its compliments to the Foreign Office and has the honour to
request that the enclosed passport be endorsed with extention of stay in
Britain
for Mr. Wang Tuan-sheng, staff member of the Heinhua News Agency, who is
working in London.
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Đang hong No. 1501 & gesture or amnesty by nong kong Government would be
difficult at any time-end particularly so at present moment. The recent
Chinese protest and accompanied publicity in Chinese Press reinrorces
this point. I think we must wait in hope something in thin line may be
possible it propitious moment annives.
2.
dongchow incident also makes it less advisable to attempt any immediate
relaxation or movement restrictions in London, By taking inititive now
we might seem to be giving was to Chinese pressure and contact between
Chinese Lubaɛay and Chinese ships Light lead to further trouble. Again
it would seem better to wait until temperature has fallen slightly
before asking a move.
3. In the meartime we saɛil continue to nomina the Chinese ca
outstanding applications for exit visas on medical grounds. It may be
hat they will allow women and children out in small numbers over a
period. There is nowever a possibility that they may prefer to play the
game as if the burning nad never occured. un this nypothesis tnes would
be unreceptive to visa applications simply for women and children bes-gy
grans exit visas for time- expired members of staff and their families
if replacements were offered. See my immediately following telegram (not
to all) for details. I do not think that the time as quite arrived for
this last garbit but I think we should now be considering possible
replacements so that we would be ready to day it at short No
Foreign Office pass to Hong Kong 51.
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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.V.1.
13 October, 1967.
Egotores
Offisial
You will be aware that a short while ago Protocol Department of the
Foreign Office asked your Department to impose administrative delays on
goeds being imported into Britain by the Office of the Chinese Chargé
d'Affaires. The object of the exercise was to impress upon the Chinese
that we regard their privileges here as being dependent upon similar
facilities being available to our own Mission in Peking. There is the
parallel question of sanctions against the export of goods by the
Chinese Mission, in retaliation for the prevention by the Chinese
authorities of the export of the personal affects of former members of
our Kiasion in Peking.
2. Te are enquiring of the Home Office if it would be possible for the
police to keep a watch for the despatch of goods from the Chinese
Mission, so that we could warn you when such despatch was likely. If it
were considered desirable, would it be possible for your Department to
detain such goods, replying to any enquiries from the Chinese that your
action was at our request?
3.
I am sending a copy of this letter to James in the Home Office.
H. O'Neill, Esq.,
(James Murray) Ter Festera Pepartment
I.X. Čustoms and Exoies,
Port and Privilege ŝestion,
King'a Beam House,
10.3.
Mark Lane, R.C.3.
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Resiaroon) Restrictions on Chinese Personnel London
You will know from your conversations and correspondence with my
predecessor that we are concerned to establish the principle of
resiprosity in the treatment accorded to Chinese officials in London and
our own in Peking. No progress has been made towards the packing or
movement of the personal affacts of former members of the staff in
Peking since the ban imposed by the Chinese Transportation Company in
Kay, In consequenos we are looking into the feasibility of pre- venting
the Chinese Mission here from exporting goods, should this be considered
desirable. We are asking Customs whether they could hold such goode,
provided that they know when they were about to be despatched. Would it
be possible for the police, in the course of their watch on the various
Chinese offices, to note the removal of any goods, either towards ports
or sirfields, or to packing or shipping companies, so that the Customs
could be informed?
2. I am sending a copy of this letter to O'Neill in H.M. Castoms and
Sroise.
R. A. James, Esq.,
Horseferry House,
Dean Hyle Strest,
London, 9.7.1.
(Jonas Marray)
For Easter. Be-artment.
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Personal Effects held up in Peking and Pos8-
ible Retaliatory Action
Please see Mr. Cradock's letter of 20 September, in reply to a letter I
wrote after receiving enquiries from individual officers.
2. No progress has been made towards the movement or packing of the
personal effects of former members of the staff in Peking since the
boycott of the Chinese Transportation Company on consignments leaving
China by sea or land. Apart from the hardship caused to the Diplomatic
Service personnel involved, our prestige vis-à-vis the Chinese is
concerned, since Mr. Bolland specifically mentioned these goods when he
saw Counsellor Ma on 11 September, and said that we would take similar
action in London unless they were released. On the practical counts,
therefore, action to prevent the official Chinese in London from
exporting goods by sea is desirable. From the polit- ical side also such
action would be a logical contin- uation of our policy of reciprocity,
as far as poss- ible, between London and Peking, although it is not
likely that the Chinese would be greatly affected, Since, so far as we
know, they have little in the way of personal or official baggage which
they might wish to export from Britain.
3. The great problem arises over the mechanics of physically preventing
the Chinese from exporting goods. Protocol Department confirms that
Customs Department do not normally check outgoing goods, and that the
Office of the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires are not in the habit of
informing Protocol Department, as a courtesy, before they ship goods. So
long as the present situation lasts, however, and the police continue to
keep a watch on the various Chinese Office in London, it should be
possible for the police to see when any goods are moved for possible
export. They could then warn Customs, who could impose delays and refer
any queries from the Chinese to Far Eastern Department. Should the
Chinese pursue their enquiries they could be informed that reciprocity
was being applied.
Lan I attach draft letters to Mr. Janes in the Home Office and Mr.
O'Neill in the Board of Customs and Excise to enquire whether the above
would be practical and a draft telegram to Pexing to confirm that they
regard it as desirable.
Mark A. Hall
P.P. (3. 3. Sharland)
please refer to M. Wilm
5 October, 1967.
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