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TELELETTER 020/393/27
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- 8 DEC 1986
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INFO TELELETTER HONG KONG, OSLO
FROM:
D G BLUNT, PEKING
FILE REF: 020/303/27
TO: A LAYDEN HKD FCO
COPIED TO: P N PEIRCE, DPA, HONG KONG,
LED, FCO
CHANCERY OSLO
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Mr Jatt
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Coprial to NTD
Mak. 12 Pse take action.
DATED: 4 DECEMBER 1986
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HONG KONG: RIGHT OF ASODE ENDORSEMENTS IN BN (0) PASSPORTS
1.
I HAVE LEARNT FROM THE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO APPROACH THE CHINESE SEEKING CONFIRMTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING RETURNABILITY AS DETAILED IN THE AUTUMN APPROACHES TO HEADS OF MISSION IN LONDON AND BY HM EMBASSY, OSLO TO THE NORWEGIAN MFA. (LE BRETON'S CIRCULAR LETTER GNP 343/32 OF 23 SEPTEMBER). I OFFERED TO EXPLAIN THE ARRANGEMENTS: THIS WAS POLITELY DECLINED, THOUGH HOLTER SAID HE MIGHT TOUCH BASE WITH ME AFTER THE EMBASSY HAD SPOKEN TO THE CHINESE. I RECOMMENDED THEY SHOULD SEEK A CALL ON WANG JIAJI.
2. 1 SHALL TRY TO DISCOVER WHAT RESPONSE THE NORWEGIANS RECEIVE
FROM THE MEA.
COMMENT
3. THE MARKER PUT DOWN BY DAVID WILSON AT JLG V (PEKING TELNO 2288, PARAGRAPH 3: NOT TO ALL) ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF APPROACHES BY THIRD COUNTRIES ON THIS ISSUE WAS TIMELY.
GIVEN THE DEGREE OF COORDINATION WHICH EXISTS BETWEEN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (AND THE NORDIC EXAMINATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ABOLISHING THE VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HONG KONG BDTCS) IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SIMILAR APPROACHES MAY SOON BE MADE BY THE DANES, SWEDES AND FINNS. WE SHALL KEEP OUR EARS TO THE GROUND.
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E REGISTRY PLEASE PASS COPIES TO R M JACKSON, STOCKHOLM, AND CHANCERIES COPENHAGEN, HELSINKI, REYKJAVIK.
SIGNED: D G BLUNT.
PEHPAN 2063
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