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.