TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 174

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GR 130

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DESKBY 12093OZ

FM PEKING 120745Z APR 84

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 726 OF 12 APRIL

(30

YOUR TELNO 330: CONSULAR AGREEMENT

Mason Ms

My father

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1. WE HAVE CHECKED TEXTS AGAIN WITH THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT

AND CORRECTED SOME MINOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. THE CONSULAR

DEPARTMENT HAVE NOW ASKED GALSWORTHY TO INITIAL TEXTS TOMORROW

13 APRIL. THEY ARE INSISTENT THAT THIS IS NECESSARY. WE ASSUME

FROM YOUR TELS NOS 298 AND 330 THAT AUTHORITY FOR THIS NOW EXISTS,

AND WILL INITIAL UNLESS YOU INSTRUCT TO THE CONTRARY BY 130130Z.

THE VERSION OF ARTICLE 10 WILL OF COURSE BE THE U.K. TEXT.

2. GALSWORTHY WILL USE THIS OCCASION TO MAKE THE ORAL

DECLARATION ON POLITICAL ASYLUM, (YOUR TEL NO 365).

EVANS

та опасе

LIMITED

FED

HKD

NTD

PROTOCOL D

LEGAL ADVISERS

CONS D

MVD

NEWS D

PS

PS/MR LUCE

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

LORD N GORDON-LENNOX

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