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5. ON THE LENGTH OF THE TRIAL PERIOD, LIU HOPED THAT 6 MONTHS
COULD BE AGREED. IN ADDITION, THAT IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS DURING THIS PERIOD, THEY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY BOTH PARTIES
BEFORE A DECISION ON ENDING THE AGRZ MENT WERE TAKEN. HE SAID
THAT A DECISION TO TERMINATE, OR NOT TO RENEW THE AGREEMENT
WOULD BE REGARDED BY THE CHINESE SIDE AS A SERIOUS BACKWARD
MOVE. ATKINSON RESERVED OUR POSITION ON THE LENGTH OF THE
AGREEMENT.
69%COMMENT. ON THIS OCCASION LIU DID NOT USE HIS USUAL HECTORING MANNER. HE WAS COURTEOUS AND CONCILIATORY THROUGHOUT,
AS THE CHINESE HAVE PUT THE VEXED QUESTION OF ISSUING VISAS IN
PEKING ON ICE- AT LEAST FOR THE PRESENT - THE WAY IS NOW CLEAR FOR US TO AGREE THE WORDING OF AN EXCHANGE OF NOTES. IF YOU
AGREE, WE PROPOSE THAT HONG KONG SHOULD PREPARE A DRAFT TEXT
BASED ON OUR BOUT DE PAPIER AND THE CHINESE STATEMENT. WE SUGGEST THAT PALA 2 OF THEIR STATEMENT COULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE
DETAILS OF DOUBLE JOURNEY TRANSIT VISAS FOR OVERSEAS CHINESE.
THE SECOND SENTENCE SUGGESTING THAT WE ISSUE VISAS IN PEKING TO OVERSEAS CHINESE SHOULD BE DELETED. ALTHOUGH SUCH CASES WILL BE FEW, IF WE WERE TO AGREE TO DEAL WITH THEM THIS COULD BE THE THIN END OF THE WEDGE, WE HOPE THAT HONG KONG WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO AGREE TO A 6 MONTH TRIAL PERIOD, STARTING IF POSSIBLE
ON 1 DECEMBER.
CRADOCK
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