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CONFIDENTIAL

FM MEXICO CITY

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 433

CONFIDENTIAL

OF 03183OZ DECEMBER 1986

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG

(108

DKK 340/1

RECEIVEN

13 DEC 1986

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DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

Action Taken

Imety

HONG KONG TELNO 3975: MEXICAN WISA REQUIREMENT FOR HONG KONG

BDTCS

1. HAWING PRESSED HARD FOR THE ISSUE OF VISAS TO HONG KONG

APPLICANTS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO MEXICO CITY, WE WERE PLEASED TO

SEE THAT THE MEXICAN CONSUL GENERAL IN HONG KONG NOW HAS

AUTHORITY TO DO THS.

2. FOR OVER A YEAR WE HAVE TRIED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO PERSUADE THE MEXICANS TO REMOVE THE VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HONG KONG BDTCS

AND WE SEE LITTLE POINT UN RAISUNG THIS AGAIN AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER, WE WOULD, OF COURSE BE WILLING TO EXPLORE WITH THE MEXICANS THE POSSIBILITY OF VISAS BEING ISSUED BY THEIR US CONSULATES

WITHOUT PRIOR REFERENCE.

MORGAN

YYYY

MOWBAN 3781

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

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MR OSBORNE NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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