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DESKBY 168938 Z
FM PEKING 100230Z SEP 81
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELNO | MMA 1396 OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1981.
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FOR H.C. YEUNG FROM HARROD.
OUR TELNO IMMA 13551
JIANQING.
WANG JIANQING.
MICK 34/4 ROJEVED IN TRY NO. $1
MRZODAY
16 SEP 1981
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1. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE OF JARDINES HAS RECEIVED TELEX FROM
HONG KONG OFFICE WHICH STATES THAT THEY HAVE DISCUSSED ISSUE
OF VISAS FOR ABOVE NAMED GROUP WITH IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
TELEX GOES ON TO SAY THAT THEY WERE INFORMED THAT QUOTE
BRITISH EMBASSY PEKING HAS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE VISAS TO ALL
CHINESE OFFICIALS WHOSE EXPECTED STAY WILL BE THREE MONTHS OR
LESS. BRITISH EMBASSY TELEGRAM IS SENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY
UNQUOTE.
2. JARDINES SPOKE TO A MRS TANG OF VISA DEPARTMENT AND AN
ANONYMOUS PERSON IN VISITORS DEPARTMENT. BOTH PARTIES GAVE
JARDINES THE SAME INFORMATION. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION IN
RECENT TIMES THAT SUCH A STATEMENT HAS EMANATED FROM {MMI- GRATION DEPARTMENT. RECURRENCE WILL CAUSE EXTREME EMBARRASS-
MENT BOTH WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE CHINESE.
3. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD BRIEF STAFF THOROUGHLY
ABOUT OUR EXISTING UNDERSTANDING.
CRADOCK
REPETITION HIGID
PLOSTRY
PA
Action Taken
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THIS TELEGRAM
WAS NOT
ADVANCED
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