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dropped rapidly thereafter, reachings

zero

In

July, however

re were 100,

in

tra days

of August.

We understand that it is the policy of the Chinese local authorities not to issue exy 308

pasaport

holders until they have acquiredales

See for

for the final

destination, On 10 August Mr Sullen spoke to Ar Guan

Zongzhou of Consular Department about a particular problem concerning people who had obtained rosl

any intention of

at the time that there was a

* Fravelling to Lugosia

obtaining exit permits on the basi

• vithout

sentioned

people

documecta that we

ACCUSE OR Hong Kong.

believe to be forged in order to g Details of these cases will be passed to NCR Hong Kong and to the department when the cases have been fuse researched but in the meantime the Embassy, on behalf of the Hong Kong authorities, would ask that the visa issuing authorities in China be instructed not to issue

permite to passport

holders unless they have a valid visa for their intended onward destination. In cases where ah visas are genuinely unobtainable (such as Singapore or Indonesia) er offer no

guarantee that the pèrantend

to travel

country

in question (Tugoslavia, it is requested that applicants should first obtain Hon Long trase visas

authorised

exit China b

ome of

routed

RESTRICTIS)