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DD 14010OZ PEKING

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DESKBY 140100Z

FM FCO 131500Z APR 84

TO IMMEDIATE PEKING

TELEGRAM NUMBER 404 OF 13 APRIL

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

YOUR TELNO 734 AND HONG KONG TELNO 1032.

TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRC PASSPORT HOLDERS

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4/KK 345/4

RECEIVED lin

1. PROPOSED CHINESE AMENDMENT TO FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 3

WOULD CLEARLY REDUCE THEIR COMMITMENT TO ACCEPT RETURN OF THOSE WHO

OVERSTAY THEIR TIME IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER WE AGREE WITH HONG

KONG THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BECOME A STICKING POINT.

IF THE CHINESE PURSUE THE MATTER FURTHER, YOU SHOULD

2.

TRY ONCE MORE TO DISSUADE THEM. BUT YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO

ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT IF NECESSARY.

see 15

HOWE

LIMITED

HKD

FED

NTD

PROTOCOL D

CONSULARD.

LEGAL ADVISERS

MVD

PS

PS/MR LUCE

SIR W HARDING

DR WILSON

LORD N. GORDON LENNOX

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