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FOREMAN OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 132 TO PEKING

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OF GREY WAS FINALLY SETTLED, YOU COULD ADD THAT THE PRESENT EXPIRED RESIDENCE PERMITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE N.C.N.A. OFFICE WOULD ALSO BE RENEWED, BUT AGAIN FOR PERIODS OF ONE MONTH AT A TIMES

(C) IF THE CHINESE MADE NO ADVANCE ADOUT GREY YOU COULD NEVER- THELESS PUT THE PROPOSALS AT PARAGRAPH 2(A) AND (B) ONLY, SAYING THAT WE WERE PREPARED TO ISOLATE THE QUESTION OF GREY AND ENTRY VISAS FOR N.C.N.A. FOR THE TIME BEING IN ORDER TO ALLOW COME PROGRESS ON THE QUESTION OF THE DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS:

(D) IF THE CHINESE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT WAS ALL OR NOTHING, YOU COULD THEN SAY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO REFER FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

5. WE WOULD OF COURSE INFORM THE CHINESE HERE THAT THE EXIT VISA REQUIREMENT HAD BEEN LIFTED AS SOON AS WE HEARD FROM YOU THAT YOU HAD SAID AS MUCH TO THE CHINESE.

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