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jurisdiction of states.
Similar inhibitions apply to the
UN Security Council, in which of course, China has a
veto. The UN General Assembly will not be meeting until
the Autumn; the UN Commission on Human Rights is not
scheduled to meet again until February 1990. We are
however exploring the possibility with our Western
partners of raising China in the forthcoming Summer
meetings of the UN Economic and Social Committee;
mmittees.
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With respect to the Commonwealth, the Prime Minister
might wish to point out that many Commonwealth leaders
have already expressed their dismay at recent events in
China. Subject to developments between now and October,
this is a subject on which Commonwealth leaders may wish
to express their continued concern at CHOGM.
The delegation is likely to ask the Prime Minister
for further assurances about the position of Chinese
students already in the UK. Our understanding is that
there are at present some 205 officially sponsored
Chinese students in the UK who are due to return to China
by 1 October. The Prime Minister may wish to reiterate
that no Chinese national who was in the UK on 4 June will
be required to return to China for the present if he does
not wish to do so. Anyone whose visa is due to expire
should apply to the Home Office, Lunar House, Croydon for
a six month extension. Home Office Ministers have
already informed the universities and colleges about
this.
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