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TELEGRAM NUMBER 509 OF 8 SEPTEMBER
CHINESE INTEREST IN JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON
IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ICID)
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1. THE MINISTRY OF WATER CONSERVANCY AND ELECTRIC POWER YESTERDAY
CALLED IN DENNIS, FIRST SECRETARY, COMMERCIAL, TO DISCUSS THE CHINESE WISH TO JOIN THE ICID. TAIWAN IS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION
AND THE CHINESE REQUIRE THREE CONDITIONS FOR THEIR OWN MEMBERSHIP:
THAT THE TAIWAN DELEGATION BE RENAMED CHINESE TAI BEI COMMITTEE!!
THAT THE TAIWAN FLAG SHOULD NOT BE DISPLAYED AND THAT THE PRC
DELEGATION ALONE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE BRITISH PRESIDENT OF THE ICID, A MR RANGELEY (ADDRESS ICID, EARLEY HOUSE, 427 LONDON ROAD, EARLEY, READING RG6 1 BL), ABOUT THEIR WISH TO JOIN, BUT TWO RECENT LETTERS REMAIN
UNANSWERED. THE MINISTRY ASKED US TO CONTACT RANGELEY AND ASK HIM
TO SUPPORT THE CHINESE LINE, AND ALSO TO ASK THE BRITISH NATIONAL
COMMITTEE OF THE ICID TO SUPPORT THEM.
2. THE CHINESE WISH TO ATTEND THE NEXT ICID COUNCIL MEETING ON 4
OCTOBER, AND SO HOPE FOR VERY RAPID PROGRESS ON THEIR BID TO JOIN
THE COMMISSION. DENNIS POINTED OUT THAT TIME WAS VERY SHORT BUT
AGREED TO REPORT THE MINISTRY'S REQUEST.
3. RELEVANT PAPERS WILL BE SENT TO FED BY UNCLASSIFIED BAG LEAVING
HERE TOMORROW. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, WE SHOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE MINISTRY THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH RANGELEY, BUT WE SUGGEST THAT THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
BE HANDLED DIRECTLY BY ICID AND THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
CRADOCK
MINIMAL
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