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FROM PEKING 250824 Z OCT 84

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2661 OF 15/10/84

#INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

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HONG KONG TELNO 3301 TO YOU: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: JOHNT LHACKSON GROUP: PRIVILEGES AND HIMMUNITIES

1. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CHINESE WILL SEEK AN EQUIVALENCE IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GROUP'S ANCHILLARY STAFF AS BETWEEN MEETHINGS HANSIDE AND OUTSIDE CHINA. WE THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT THE **AUM** UN PARAGRAPH 5 OF TUR FOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHINESE ANCILLARY STAFF HAN HONG KONG WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE IN CHINESE EYES WITH THE

DEAL SOLUTION** IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF TUR FOR OUR STAFF WHEN HAN PEKMING. WERE WE TO PROPOSE THIS SCHEME OF THINGS, WE #MAGINE THE CHINESE WOULD TAKE THE LAINE THAT THE 'CONCESSION'' OF ALLOWING HONG KONG OFFNCHIALS AMONG THE ANCILLARY STAFF TO COME TO PEKING ON DIPLOMATIC VISAS WOULD REQUIRE A MATCHING ''CONCESSION' FOR CHINESE ANCHILLARY STAFF IN HONG KONG. HONG KONG'S ''AM'' IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ATTAINABLE #F WE OURSELVES ACCEPT AN ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY ALL ANCILLARY STAFF ON OUR SHIDE COME TO PEKING ON SERVICE

VIISAS.

2. AS THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON OUR SIDE AS TO WHAT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANCILLARY STAFF WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE, WE SEE VALUE IN TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO SOUND OUT THE CHINESE ON WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND. HIN SEEKING THEIR VIEWS WE COULD TAKE THE LINE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROVISION FOR DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND #MMUNITIES IN ANNEX 2 DD NOT STRICTLY COVER ANCILLARY STAFF), WE HIMAGINED THAT THEY, LIKE US, WOULD WISH TO ENSURE SOME MEASURE OF PROTECTION FOR SUCH STAFF WHEN ABROAD.

THOMSON

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

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HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

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RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)

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PS/MR LUCE

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SIR W HARD ING

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SIR J FREELAND

MR BOYD

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MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET

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MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK. NO 10 DOWNING ST SIR P CRADOCK, ROOM K195

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