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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG 27052OZ FEB 85

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELEGRAM NUMBER 412 OF 27 FEBRUARY

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

YOUR TELNO 111 TO PEKING AND PEKING TELNO 215 TO YOU: CHINESE VISA OFFICE IN HONG KONG.

1. MR ZENG ZHIWEN CALLED ON THE ASSISTANT POLITICAL ADVISER THIS

MORNING AT THE LATTER'S REQUEST. WOOD SPOKE TO ZENG ALONG THE LINES

OF PARA 5 OF MY TELNO 153 TO PEKING. ZENG TOOK NOTE AND SAID THAT

HE WOULD DISCUSS FURTHER WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE VISA OFFICE. HE

DID NOT PARTICULARLY WELCOME THE NEWS, AND REITERATED THE ARGUMENTS

HE HAD MADE ON 18 JANUARY IN PUTTING FORWARD THE REQUESTS. APA

EXPLAINED THAT THE REQUESTS WERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE

AGREEMENT ON THE VISA OFFICE AND THAT WE WISHED TO MAINTAIN THE

DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE VISA OFFICE AND CONSULATES AND COMMISSIONS

IN HONG KONG.

2. WE AWAIT FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

3. PARA TWO OF YOUR TELN 111: YES, WE SHALL AMEND THE TITLE PAGE AND

DISCLAIMER ON PAGE TWO OF THE HK CONSULAR LIST.

YOUDE

MINIMAL

HKD

FED

NTD

CONSULAR D

PROTOCOL D

LEGAL ADVISERS

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 349/1

RECEIVED IN REGISTITY

27 FER 1985

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