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CCN 345/22

A NR Millington Esq

DESD

FCO

RESSED IN ROSSTRY NO. 15

13 APR 1977

ENC345/1

BRITISH EMBASSY

FRAGUE

5 April 1977

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Courting

R-tr

Jean Firthday

HONG KONG VISAS FOR CZECHOSLOVAK'S

1. Writing in Rulé Práve of 30 Merch Ludvík Corný, the Tresident of the Czechoslovak, Chamber of Commerce, commented r the refusal of vigns for Hong Kong to norbers of a Czechoslovak Trade Mission. (Our Tol Visa 39 of 13 January to KVD refors.) Ho s 10: "in the last perind the Chamber of Commerce cooperated in the organisation of an exhibition of Hong Kong go.de in Prague and in other events is nining at the expansion of mutual exchange f gerls beton Czechoslovakic end Hg Kong. Representatives of Hong Kong ore given a opporturity in Treo to show their interest in the development of ceceneric relations. How does this compare with the fact that group f Czechoslovek treda representativos, who wentel to visit Hong Kong on the rais of previous negotiations, failed to get untry viers to that country which, as is known, belongs t the British Commonworlth of Fetions."

2. The attack is irly ut. It comes at the orl of

a longish article c'cut stops which the Charbor of Ce merce

is toki world ile to improve ecomic cooperation, especially

baki ; in the context of OSCE, and it is on en inside page usually reserved for fairly inor items. It is also dishonest si: co

it does not reveal that the Chalen taro tell 6 of the 10 vises woull be grente". This suggests that it is mainly for interurl

consumption.

3. There is no mention of the Berčak effrir.

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D S Broucher

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