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WASHINGTON 072210Z JUN 79
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1392 OF 7 JUNE
1 1 JUN1979
N. PAJ8.6.eb раздвое
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PRIORITY SEOUL, SINGAPORE,.
PEKING.
INFO SAVING HANOI, BANGKOK.
YOUR TELNO 630: ROACH BANK
ROUTINE
1. WE HAVE SPOKEN AGAIN ACCORDINGLY TO THE TAIWAN COORDINATION STAFF AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT. ZINOMAN HAS RESPONDED THAT, HAVING CONSULTED HIS SUPERIORS, HE WOULD NOT BE INSTRUCTING THE AMERICAN OFFICE IN TAIWAN TO PURSUE ENQUIRIES THERE. HE REITERATED, CF MY TELNO 1359 (NOT TO SEOUL OR PEKING) THAT US ACCESS TO THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES WAS INDIRECT AND LIMITED. HE FELT CERTAIN THAT THE AMERICANS COULD NOT PROVIDE A BETTER CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS THAN THE KOREANS.
2. ON THE SUBSTANCE, ZINOMAN THOUGHT, GIVEN PAST HISTORY, THAT THE TAIWANESE WOULD WISH TO ASK FOR A PRIGR GUARANTEE FROM HMG IN RESPECT OF THOSE REFUGEES WHO ARE NOT ACCEPTED BY THE TAIWAN- ESE BEFORE THE ROACH BANK CAN LEAVE KAOHSIUNG.
3. THE FORMER DIRECTOR FOR TAIWAN AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, WITH WHOM WE HAVE ALSO DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM, HAS COMMENTED THAT THE US UNOFFICIAL PRESENCE IN TAIWAN IS UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO THE TAIWANESE AUTHORITIES THAN ANY UNCFFICIAL, ALBEIT LESS FORMAL, LINKS WHICH WE OURSELVES MAY STILL MAINTAIN. 4. THERE IS A CLEAR HINT HERE THAT THERE IS A LIMIT TO AMERICAN WILLINGNESS TO EXPEND CREDIT WITH THE TAIWANESE ON OUR BEHALF
ON THIS ISSUE.
FCO PASS SAVING TO HANOI AND BANGKOK
JAY
FILES
SEAD HK & GD UND
FED EESD
N AM D SAD EID (E) PUSD
OID JPD
NEWS DEPT MVD
[PASSED SAVING AS REQUESTED]
[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING ST]
PS PS/LPS PS/MR HURD PS/MR BLAKER. PS/PUS1
SIR A DUFF
SIR A PARSONS MR CORTAZZI
MR LEAHY
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
LONDON
MR BURLEIGH
MR WOODFIELD. HOME OFFICE
QUEEN ANNE'S GATE
(MR BIRT
MR HILLARY
HOME OFFICE
1018,
LUNAR HOUSE CROYDON
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