Second copy for entry in HK..Dept.
FED Dept.
634
CONFIDE
FIDIOPACOPY sent to .
CYPHER/CNO 'A'
TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
4 JULY 1968.
I
H W
ROUTINE LUSAKA
ELEGRAM NUMBER 1753
CONFIDENTIAL
ADDRESSED TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO 1753 OF 4 JULY
REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING HONG KONG AND WASHINGTON.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO 356 TO BERNE.
Соба
EXIT VISAS FOR BRITISH MISSION IN PEKING.
WE FEEL THAT THIS QUESTION MIGHT BEST BE RAISED WITH PRESIDENT
KAUNDA'S PARTY WHEN THEY ARE IN LONDON, THOUGH SUCH AN APPROACH
COULD USEFULLY BE FOLLOWED UP BY WRITTEN ACTION HERE AS AN AID
TO MEMORY.
2. ALTHOUGH THE ZAMBIANS TEND TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF THE CHINESE
AND ALTHOUGH THEIR RELATIONS WITH THEM ARE SOMEWHAT UNDEFINED
CMWIINGA, WHO HAS BEEN AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO PEKING SINCE
FEBRUARY, HAS STILL NOT LEFT ZAMBIA) THEY WOULD CERTAINLY
NOT TAKE PART IN AN INITIATIVE WHICH MIGHT DAMAGE THESE
RELATIONS, WHICH ARE INPORTANT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TANZAM
RAILWAY.
3. ZAMBXANS WOULD BE AVERSE TO ANY PUBLICITY INVOLVING THEM,
PARTICULARLY IF CUR APPROACH WAS TOO CLOSELY RELATED TO BRITIS
INTERESTS RATHER THAN TO THE INTERESTS OF THE DIPLOMATIC
CORPS AS A WHOLE.
WASHINGTON.
O O PLEASE PASS TO PEKING HONG KONG, AND
HONG KONG, AND WASHINGTON.
MR. CROSSLEY-
REPEATED ASSTED
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
F.0.
7.2.D.
C.0.
A.K.D.
F.0.
WESTERK DEPT.
0.0.
NORTHERN DEPT.
BASTERN DEPT.
606A
C.C. S.A.D.
E.A.D.
Z.M. AND S.A.D.
DSAC PERSONNEL DEPT.
RECEIVED IN
ARCHIVES No. 63 -& JULN68
HWA
N.E.A.D.
W.C.A.D.
S.3.A.D.
RESEALACH DEPT.
CONFIDENTIAL
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.