TNAG-1349-FCO40-1790-Chinese-visa-office-in-Hong-Kong-1984 — Page 234

CONFIDENTIAL

PP PEKING

GRS 105

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 211230Z FEB 84

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 323 OF 21 FEBRUARY

AND TO PRIORITY PEKING

605

НКК 34911.

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

22 FEB 1984

DESK OFFICER

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7YOUR TELNO 336 AND PEKING TELNOS 234 AND 235: CHINESE VISA

OFFICE IN HONG KONG

1.

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ON THE QUESTION OF REPLACEMENT PASSPORTS, WE AGREE WITH PEKING (PEKING TELNO 234 PARA 9) THAT THE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM OF MONITORING DESCRIBED IN PARA 4 (LAST SENTENCE) OF YOUR TUR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. WE HOPE IT WILL MEET EXCO'S REQUIREMENTS: THERE

MIGHT BE ADVANTAGE IN CONSULTING THEM INFORMALLY ON THIS PARTICULAR

POINT NOW.

2.

234.

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON OTHER POINTS IN PEKING TELNO

3. FOR PEKING: WE ARE CONSIDERING YOUR TUR'S URGENTLY AND WILL

COMMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HOWE

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HKD

NTD

FED

PROTOCOL D

CONSULAR D

PS/MR LUCE

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR DONALD

LORD N GORDON LENNOX

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