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FM FCO 011730Z JULY 83
TO PRIORITY PEKING
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 501 OF 1 AUGUST
AND TO INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 479: CHINESE VISA OFFICE
1. MINISTERS HAVE NOW BEEN CONSULTED. SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION FROM
HONG KONG THAT IT WILL NOT CAUSE UNACCEPTABLE DIFFICULTIES FOR
SECURITY TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE VISA OFFICE'S ACTIVITIES, THEY
HAVE AGREED THAT YOU SHOULD NOW PRESENT TEXT TO CHINESE AS DRAFTED
IN OUR TELNO 435, AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
2.
(A) PARA 2(2): REMOVE SQUARE BRACKETS (HONG KONG'S TELNO 1041
PARA 1 REFERS).
(B) PARAS 2(3) AND 2(4): DELETE 'CHINA-BASED'.
(C) PARA 2(5) LINE 4: DELETE 'AND STAFF MEMBERS' (HONG KONG'S
TELNO 1084 REFERS).
(D) BETWEEN PARAS 2(6) AND 3 INSERT NEW SUB-PARA (7) AS
FOLLOWS:
BEGINS. IN THIS PARAGRAPH THE TERM 'OFFICERS' MEANS
OFFICERS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL OR
SERVICE PASSPORTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND
THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CONFERRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH
WILL BE ENJOYED ONLY BY SUCH OFFICERS. ENDS.
YOU SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WE SHALL EXPECT DEGREE OF PERSONAL
INVIOLABILITY CONFERRED BY PARA 2(3) OF DRAFT TO BE MATCHED IN
ARTICLE 7(1) OF CONSULAR AGREEMENT (OUR TELNO 434 PARA 3(3)
REFERS).
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MR WHOMERSLEY, LEGAL ADVISERS MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
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