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TELNO 682

OF 241630Z OCTOBER 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

(10:4

YOUR TELNO 1065: HONG KONG BRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS):

FACILITATING TRAVEL TO THIRD COUNTRIES

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR TAKING ACTION. THE REACTION

OF MADAME RENOUARD AND DELABE DOES INDEED INDICATE SOME

MISUNDERSTANDING OVER HONG KONG BDTCS, AND ALSO PERHAPS A CERTAIN

MISUNDERSTANDING OVER BN(0)S. WE THINK IT POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF

THIS MAY BE CLEARED UP WHEN THE FRENCH HAVE STUDIED CAREFULLY THE

MATERIAL YOU LEFT WITH THEM. WE WOULD THEREFORE PREFER TO DEFER

FOR THE MOMENT THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPERT LEVEL TALKS UNTIL WE

HAVE A CONSIDERED FRENCH RESPONSE. HOWEVER, WE THINK THAT IT

WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU WERE TO GO BACK NOW TO THE FRENCH AT DESK

LEVEL TO EMPHASISE A NUMBER OF POINTS.

2.

SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S VIEWS, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK

ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:

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(B)

FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF POINTS MADE BY THE FRENCH SIDE

AT THE MEETING ON 20 OCTOBER, WE BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE

HELPFUL IF WE OFFERED A NUMBER OF POINTS OF

CLARIFICATION. WE HOPE THIS MIGHT FACILITATE THE FRENCH

SIDE'S STUDY OF THE PAPERS LEFT WITH THEM ON 20 OCTOBER.

WE NOTED THE REMARK THAT VISA-FREE ENTRY INTO FRANCE WAS

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