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FM FCO 301700Z MAR 84
TO PRIORITY PEKING
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 301 OF 30 MARCH
AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
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2,19 YOUR TEL 527 AND HONG KONG TELNO 666: CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN
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HONG KONG
1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON THE POINTS IN YOUR TUR.
2. PARA 2: WE SHARE HONG KONG'S PREFERENCE FOR THE EARLIER
DRAFT, BUT AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE CHINESE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE
WILLING TO REVERT TO IT AT THIS STAGE. WE SHOULD PREFER TO
AVOID THE LONG DELAY WHICH YOU CONSIDER WOULD BE CAUSED BY
PUTTING FORWARD THIS SUGGESTION.
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3. PARA 3: WE AGREE THAT, ON THIS PARTICULAR POINT, IT IS TOO LATE TO SEEK FURTHER CHANGES. THERE WAS NO EXCEPTION IN RESPECT
OF OPEN QUOTES GRAVE CRIME CLOSE QUOTES IN OUR EARLIER DRAFT
(PEKING TELNO 1345). BUT WE ACCEPT HONG KONG'S GENERAL POINT
(THIRD SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH 3 OF THEIR TUR) THAT WHERE APPROPRIATE
THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE CHINESE DRAFT AND VCCR NEED TO BE
ELIMINATED. THIS WAS OF COURSE THE PURPOSE OF MOST OF THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED IN OUR TELNO 204.
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WE AGREE WITH YOUR PARAGRAPH 4. BOTH OF THE PHRASES QUOTED BY
HONG KONG ARE USED IN ARTICLE 40 OF VCCR (AS WELL AS ARTICLE 6
OF CONSULAR AGREEMENT), AND THE CHINESE MAY THEREFORE
JUSTIFIABLY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE STANDARD WORDING.
5. PARAGRAPH 5, LAST SENTENCE: WE AGREE. WE DO NOT THINK THAT
AT THIS LATE STAGE IT IS WORTH MAKING THIS A STICKING POINT WITH
THE CHINESE UNLESS THE LEGISLATION DESCRIBED BY HONG KONG WILL
INVOLVE VERY REAL DIFFICULTIES. GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD CONFIRM
THAT IT WILL NOT.
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