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CYPHER/CAT'A' AND BY BAG

MISSIONS

PRIORITY FOREIGN OFFICE/COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO BERNE AND CERTAIN OTHER

TELEGRAM NUMBER 373

23 JULY 1968 (F)

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ADDRESSED TO BERNE TELEGRAM NO. 373 OF 23 JULY AND TO SOFIA, BUDAPEST, BUCHAREST, PRAGUE, WARSAW, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, HELSINKI, OSLO, PARIS, STOCKHOLM, BELGRADE, CAIRO, COLOMBO, KABUL, KATHMANDU, DELHI, RAWALPINDI, KAMPALA, NAIROBI, LUSAKA, RABAT, VIENTIANE, KHARTOUM AND MOGADISHU REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO PEKING, HONG KONG, DAR-ES-SALAAM, WASHINGTON AND MOSCOW. AND SAVING TO BAGHDAD.

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MY TELEGRAM NO. 358 TO DERNE: BRITISH MISSION IN PEKING.

YOU SHOULD NOW APPROACH THE GOVERNMENT TO WHICH YOU ARE ACCREDITED

AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL READILY ACCESSIBLE TO YOU AND ASK THEM TO

INTERVENE WITH THE CHINESE ON BEHALF OF OUR MISSION IN PEKING. YOUR REPRESENTATIONS SHOULD TAKE THE FORM PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPHS 2"

AND 3 OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER REFERENCE. YOU SHOULD LEAVE A BOUT DE PAPIER GIVING BACKGROUND, AND IN THIS YOU SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE REGARD 'ALL THE EXIT VISAS APPLIED FOR AS OVERDUE (DETAILS OF DATES OF APPLICATIONS ARE IN MY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TELEGRAM). APPLICATIONS TO WHICH WE ATTACH PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE INCLUDE THOSE OF THE COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR MADE THREE MONTHS AGO AND THE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES WHO APPLIED ON 22 JUNE TO LEAVE ON 1 JULY. FOR THE CHINESE TO CLAIM AS THEY HAVE DONE TO OUR MISSION THAT THE VISAS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION'' AND ARE NOT THEREFORE BEING WITHHELD IS DISINGENUOUS.

2. YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO LEAVE AN AIDE MEMOIRE SETTING OUT YOUR

SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATIONS IN WHATEVER FORM YOU CONSIDER LIKELY TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE, IF YOU THINK THIS DESIRABLE FOR ENSURING THAT

SUBSEQUENT ACTION WITH THE CHINESE IS ON THE RIGHT LINES. ON THE

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