ARNEI E
LATEST. FOUTTIA REGARDINO THE BRITISH KISSION
IN PEKING
Sir D. Ropeon and his staff have, with a small number
of exceptions, been refused permission to leave China since
the Rission in Peking was burned down on 22 August, 1967.
made similar arrangements to prevent the staff of the Chinese
Mission and other officials from leaving the United Kingdom.
Restrictions on the movement of our staff within the confines
of Feking itself were raised by the Chinese last November.
They are now treated in the same way as other diplomatie
sissions except as regards travel outside Peking which is
still denied to them. The relaxation by the Chinese came
after we had ourselves acted first in lifting the restrictions
that permitted members of the Chinese Wission to travel no
farther than 5 miles in any direction from Marble Arch.
2. ün ↳ April we raised the remaining restrictions on the
Chinese staff here when they were informed that they were
again free to leave the United Kingdom without our prior
permission and that we would grant entry visse in the normal
way. Outstanding entry vises to this country were also granted
to staff of the Bank of China and Rew China News Agency.
3.
Since then the Chinese have permitted the wife of a
member of the diplomatie staff in Peking (Era. T. Peters) to
leave with her family. She arrived on 10 May, The Chinese
have also granted three exit visas to junior members of
Sir D. Hopson's staff. Fe expect that further visas will be
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