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FN MEXICO CITY
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1195
CF 121955Z DECEMBER 35
AND TO HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNO 2741
HONG KONG RDTCS : VISAS FOR MEXICO
1. CONSUL CALLED ON HEAD OF CONSULAR SERVICES AT SECRETARIAT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, RAMON XILOTL AND RAISED WITH HIM THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE VAA TO COVER ALL BOTC'S INCLUDING HONG KONG. XILOTL EXPLAINED THE BACKGROUND TO THE IMPOSITION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS ON DDTC'S (PARA 2 OF SOMMERVILLE LETTER TO MILLER MVD) AND ADDED THAT THE REQUIREMEN FOR HONG KONG HAD BEEN IMPOSED SPECIFICALLY FOLLOWING A SPATE OF INCIDENTS WHERE HK CITIZENS HAD SOUGHT ENTRY TO MEXICO AS TOURISTS AND HAD THEN TRIED TO GAIN ILLECAL ENTRY INTO THE USA. THOSE THAT FAILED WERE RETURNED TO MEXICO WHO HAD RECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEPORTATIONS. HE WAS CERTAIN THAT THE INTERIOR MINISTRY, WHO WERE THE FINAL ARBITERS IN SUCH MATTERS, WOULD NOT AGREE TO THE EXTENSION OF THE VAA TO HONG KONG AT THE PRESENT TIME AND THAT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE THEY WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ANY RELAXATION OF THE PRESENT REQUIREMENTS.
JAYES
FAK 040/28
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
13 DEC 1985
SK OFFICES
HONG KONG AGREEMENT.
PA
LIMITED
HD/HKD
W
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF MD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RES (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
GISTRY
TIES TO: (VIA ADR)
MA ROBERTS NEWS DEPT MN FIFOOT
LEGAL ADVS
MR PEIRCE, ASST STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER
CABINET OFFICE
SIR P CRADDOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST. MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
BIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
BIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY FUSD PS/LADY YOUNG
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