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FM FCO 141415Z AUG 81

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 650 OF 14 AUGUST

INFO ROUTINE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 734: CHINESE VISA OFFICE

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1. WE AGREE THE CHINESE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONCESSION AND

IT IS IN OUR INTEREST TO GET VISA OFFICE STARTED ON BASIS OF

MEMORANDUM.

2.

WE AGREE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2(1) AND 2(II) OF

YOUR TELNO 724. BUT WE CONSIDER THAT SECTION III OF ALTERNATIVE

DRAFT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN SECTION II AS NEW PARAGRAPH 3. IF

INCLUDED IN SECTION III IT WOULD BE OPEN TO CHINESE TO ARGUE THAT

ALL MATTERS IN SECTION III WILL BE DEALT WITH BY THE FURTHER

TALKS.

3. WE QUERY THE INCLUSION OF 'ACCORDING TO USUAL PRACTICE' IN

SECTION III.3. WE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THERE IS ANY USUAL

PRACTICE FOR GRANTING SUCH EXEMPTIONS TO A GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE

WITHOUT DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR STATUS.

4. WE ARE NOT CLEAR WHICH IS TO BE THE AUTHORITATIVE TEXT,

ENGLISH OR CHINESE. IF THEY ARE TO HAVE EQUAL VALIDITY WE AGREE

THE MINOR AMENDMENTS IN PARAGRAPH 2(III) OF YOUR TELNO 724. THE FOLLOWING SIMILAR TIDYING ALTERATIONS COULD ALSO BE MADE:

I) SECTION II: 'FOLLOWING UNDERSTANDINGS' FOR 'UNDERSTANDING

THAT'':

II) SECTION III.2, LINE 1

1: 'CONSIDER' FOR 'HOLDS'.

5. RE PARAGRAPH 3 OF YOUR TELNO 724, WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO BE

GUIDED BY PEKING ON THIS BUT IN PRINCIPLE WE SEE MERIT IN THE

POINTS BEING MADE ORALLY.

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