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Mr McNally

HONG KONG VISAS FOR EAST EUROPEAN BUSINESSMEN

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Mr Stuart's minute to you of 28 October has my full agreement. Ho The only point I would add is that Soviet espionage, to which Mr Stuart refers in his paragraph 2, could well be directed against the interests of Hong Kong and of Britain, not merely those of China.

JBullard

J L Bullard

Eastern European & Soviet Dept

30 October 1974

cc Sir D Watson

Mr Rigney (MVD) Mr Stuart (HKIÓD)-

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