TNAG-0667-FCO40-816-Restrictions-on-issue-of-visas-to-nationals-of-Soviet-Bloc-c-1988 — Page 22

GR 140

PRIORITY

RESTRICTED

:

38

37

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 1202212

RESTRICTED

TO PRIORITY M+V DEPT TELNO.VISA 214 OF 12 NOVEMBER,

INFO WARSAW.

FOR MALLETT.

YOUR TELNO.VISA 662 : JOZEF KAZIMIERZ KLUZ POLISH,

Ва +KK 345/309|1

Нак

14 NOV 1677

See

مدم

See. 46

d

1. WE APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE THE HOLY SEE PLACES ON THIS CONFERENCE BUT WE WOULD PREFER THE BISHOP NOT TO ATTEND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLERGY IN POLAND, OR AS A POLISH NATIONAL.

2. WE UNDERSTAND THE HOLY SEE DOES ISSUE SERVICE PASSPORTS, REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY, TO PERSONS TRAVELLING ON BEHALF OF THE HOLY SEE OR ON BUSINESS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS OR CONGREGATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE BISHOP AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND IF HE IS ABLE TO OBTAIN A TRAVEL DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE HOLY SEE WE COULD CONSIDER HIS APPLICATION IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

3. WE WOULD NOT HOWEVER WISH TO EXTEND SUCH FACILITIES TO

REV FATHER LAUER.

MACLEHOSE

FILES.

MVD

EESD HK&GD FED

RESTRICTED