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ANR Millington Esq DESD

TCO

FOTICA

DRITISH EMBASSY

TRAGUE

5 April 1977

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MN Jonato Political Adviser Hvi Enter & pu

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Деси Dear Firthney

HONG KONG VISAS FOR CZECHOSLOVAK'S

1. Writing in Ruló Iráve of 30 Merch Lulvik Corný, the Tresident of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce, car ertud en the rafucil of viers for Hg Kag te nethors of n Czechoslovak Trade Missien. (Our Tel Vise 39 of 13 January t 170 refers.) Ho sid: "in the 1st perind the Chamber of Cau erce compereted in the organisation of an exhibition of Hong Kong golds in Iregue cel in other ov ents io riking at the exprsion of nuturi exchange of gels between Czechoslovakia and Hong Kong. Representatives of Hong Kas ver) giver en erportunity in Irsjuo by chow their interest in the develorrunt of sceneric relations. Jew Ceas his dompeto vith the fact that group of Czech slovak tulo rros ente tivos, who wartel to visit Hong Kong. the besig previous egotiations, filed to jot try vises to that country ich, ra is lown, Colorga t the itish Cur onworlth of Teticus.

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~ le gish nrticle about stops which the Caper of Ce mercu is beling world -ila to i prove econovic cooperatior, especially in the context of CSCE, and it is on er i sile prja ujuelly rserved for fairly inon ibons. It is also ishonost si co it loss net roven thrt the Chic for ere tolt 6 of the 19 visw would be gre be". This sugesta tut it is mainly for interel

cosumption.

3.

There is no mention of the Berčak nffrir.

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J I Hallett Esq 130 71", IVD, FOO

KOSTRICTED

Yours

Javid

DS Troucher

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