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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM PEKING 111210Z APR 84

HKK 349/1

RECEIVED

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TO IMMEDIATE FCO

INDEX

TELEGRAM NUMBER 712 OF 11/4/84

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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YOUR TEL NO 357:

CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG

لله

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1. GALSWORTHY SAW HUANG ZHIRONG IN THE CONSULAR

DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA ON 11 APRIL, SINCE LIN YONGPIN WAS NOT

AVAILABLE. HE GAVE HIM A REDRAFT INCLUDING THE

AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OTF TUR. HE SAID THAT

ALTHOUGH EVEN THE CHINESE COMPROMISE PROPOSAL CREATED

CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTIES FOR THE BRITISH

SIDE, NEVERTHELESS THEY WERE PREPARED, IN THE INTEREST OF REACHING AGREEMENT BEFORE YOUR VISIT, TO

ACCEPT THE CHINESE WORDING WITH THE TWO SMALL AMENDMENTS, BUT THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT THE EXTRA EXCEPTIONS AT (C) (D)

AND (E) SHOULD BE INCLUDED. HE VERY MUCH HOPED THAT THE

CHINESE SIDE WOULD NOW BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS TEXT.

2. HUANG SAID THAT THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD STUDY THE REDRAFT,

BUT THAT HIS INITIAL IMPRESSION WAS THAT IT SHOULD NOT

CREATE ANY DIFFICULTIES FOR THE CHINESE SIDE. HE WOULD CONFIRM

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY TELEPHONE WHETHER THE DRAFT WAS ACCEPTABLE OR NOT.

3. IF THE DRAFT WAS ACDEPTABLE HE PROPOSED THAT THE TWO SIDES

SHOULD CHECK THE TEXTS AND CARRY OUT THE EXCHANGES OF NOTES ON

FRIDAY 13 APRIL. THE CHINESE SIDE DID NOT THINK THAT IT

WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BURDEN FOREIGN MINISTERS WITH MATTERS OF

THIS DETAIL. HOWEVER THE CHINESE SIDE COULD AGREE THAT

THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT SHOULD BE SIGNED BY YOU AND WU XUEQIAN.

GALSWORTHY ASKED THE CHINESE SIDE TO PREPARE ENGLISH

AND CHINESE TEXTS OF THE LATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR

CHEKCING AND SAID THAT HE WOULD REFLECT ON THE

TIMING OF THE EXCHANGES OF NOTES.

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