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CODE 18-77

Reference

HKK 349/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

16 JUN 1983

CONFIDENTIAL

DESK OFFICER INDEX

PA

Mr Smith HKD

Docussed

with Mer

Kurows

aw-1316.

CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG

ر

REGISTRY

Action Taken

1.

I have seen in general distribution Hong Kong telegram to FCO No 765 of 6 June and Peking telegram to FCO No 536 of 8 June, and they prompt me to remind you of paragraph 4 of my minute of 11 May.

2 It would help me to follow progress on this exercise if you would be kind enough to let me have:-

(i) any understanding or agreement which is at present in operation (Peking telegram No 536 refers to "the 1981 agreement");

(ii) the Embassy's draft for a new understanding or

agreement (said to be set out in Peking telegram to Hong Kong No 44;

(iii) the Chinese draft (said to be in Peking telegram

to Hong Kong No 49);

(iv) any relevant telegrams other than those mentioned

above;

(v) a brief account of the outcome of the consideration by Hong Kong, N&T and P&C departments of the points raised in my minute to you of 11 May.

7. Bunows

F Burrows

Legal Counsellor

10 June 1983

CONFIDENTIAL

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