GRS 270
CONFIDENTIAL
ELELETTER
ROM N J COX, ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
FILE REFERENCE
FOLLOWING FOR
COPIED TO
NFR
MRS T COE, FED, F C O
DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 1984.
P. A. B. THOMSON ESQ., PEKING
R. F. HOARE ESQ., HKD, F C O
FCO TELNO 1704: CONSULAR AGREEMENT: CHINESE VISA OFFICE.
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1. UNFORTUNATELY I AM A LITTLE UNCLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU AND PEKING WOULD LIKE US TO DO. DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SET THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR BRINGING INTO OPERATION THE CHINESE VISA OFFICE (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) ORDINANCE, SO THAT, CONTRARY TO HUANG ZHIRONG'S UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAD BEEN AGREED BETWEEN US (PEKING TELNO 1945), IF COMES INTO EFFECT WELL BEFORE THE CONSULAR AGREEMENT?
2. FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION WE COULD BRING THE ORDINANCE INTO OPERATION WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS OF A DECISION TO DO SO. BUT IF HM EMBASSY PEKING WERE TO COME UNDER PRESSURE, THEY COULD ALWAYS EXPLAIN THAT, AS WELL AS PLACING A NOTICE IN THE GAZETTE, IT IS NECESARY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE MANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED BULLY UNDERSTAND THE EFFECT OF THE UNIQUE SET OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CONFERRED ON THE VISA OFFICE, AND THAT THIS BRIEFING PROCESS MUST TAKE A LITTLE TIME.
3. WE SHOULD OF COURSE SEEK TO AVOID TOO POLITICALLY CHARGED A MOMENT FOR THE ORDINANCE COMING INTO OPERATION OR FOR THE GAZETTE
NOTICE ITSELF.
4. FED REGISTRY PLEASE COPY TO HKD.
SIGNED: N. J. COX
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HKK 400/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
10 SEP 1984
OFF-CAR
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REGISTRY
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