TNAG-1206-FCO40-1508-Policy-on-visas-and-entry-certificates-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 73

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1042 OF 8 DECEMBER

FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPARTMENT

WAS RECEIVED FROM BIS TEHRAN TELEGRAM NO 793 OF 2 DECEMBER 82

AND TO PRIORITY VISFO LONDON

MIPT: VISAS FOR IRANIAN OFFICIALS

1. WE HAVE SO FAR DELAYED THE ISSUE OF VISAS TO FOUR

OFFICIALS OF THE PLAN AND BUDGET ORGANISATION WISHING

TO ATTEND A CIVIL CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG,

THREE OFFICIALS FROM THE IRANIAN GRAIN ORGANISATION WANTING

TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL WHEAT CONFERENCE IN LONDON, THREE

MOD OFFICIALS WISHING TO VISIT THE LONDON PROCUREMENT

OFFICE FOR TWO WEEKS AND SIX NIOC OFFICIALS FROM THE ENGIN-

EERING AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS WHO WANT TO SPEND ONE

MONTH WORKING IN THE KALA OFFICE IN LONDON. IN EACH CASE THE

DELAY HAS BEEN NO MORE THAN A FEW DAYS, WHICH IS, OF COURSE,

MUCH BETTER THAN FOR APPLICANTS WHO WANT TO VISIT IRAN: BUT

SOON WE SHALL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO GRANT THEM OR DELAY

THEM FURTHER IN A WAY THAT WILL APPEAR AN OBVIOUS ACT OF

POLICY.

2. IN ADDITION TO THESE APPLICANTS TO WHOM WE WOULD HAVE

GIVEN VISAS UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE ARE TWO

OTHER CASES THAT WE WOULD HAVE REFERRED ANYWAY: ALI PAYA

OF THE MINISTRY OF GUIDANCE AND MOHAMMAD REZA ABDOLMOHAMMADI

OF THE MOD (SEE MY TWO IFTS).

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