Draft

TELEGRAM/ *

SECRET Addressed To-

* SAVINGRAM

* The word Priority may be entered hore, if necessary.

for Hong Kong

File No.

54064/49. Noys Reciphehen

C.O.

Mr. Hall 3/1 atau

Mr.

Mr.

Mr...

Sir

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

S. of S.

Repeated to:-

Priority:-

Mil.

Sent.

O.T.P

RECEIVED 3- JAN 1950

1245

hours

3-1945

Nanking

Tam xúc

In Tel. C...

Reply urgently required.

Important.

Immediate.

Most Immediate.

To be transmitted :-

In Clear

Code

Cypher P.

No. 10.

Restricted. Confidential.

Secret.

To Secret and Personal.

GOVERNOR HONG KONG

Distribution:-

F.o.

(30).

my

Immigration control

tel No 1199 mentioned that to grant insas

on

passports used by Chinese Communists a degree of

resoquestion would imply a conation degree of recognition

ISSUING

of the inup authority. Similarly it will ke inappropinate, after withdrawal of recognition from the Nationalists,

NO

for quisas for Hay Kay to be granted on identification documents iined by the Nationalist authenties.

There is, however, no political objection to Chinese

entering Hong Kong from Formosa, if you are

prepared to

accept them, & it would be appropinate for H.M. Consul

to issue visas in

affidaints made before him to the Mr. P.D. Craytes (4 copies). affect that the appleiant is a Chinese national etc.

Further action:-

Recen to H 452 to attach to file.

Wt. 15855/746 5M 6-48 Wa. & Co. 51/3

Wt. 29377/790 50M 11-48 Wa. & Co. 51/3

3/

could

There is no British Consulate in Hainan but

isme

you

df to applicants some sort of special landing permit

OBVIATE

which would atriate the need for a insa to be affixed

to a passport or other form of Nationalist identity document.

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