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TO PRIORITY PEKING
TELNO 48
OF 20120OZ MARCH 89
INFO PRIORITY FCO
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YOUR TELNO 451: ECVIIS AND VBP
PARA 2 OF TUR
(A) ON 8 MARCH A NOTE WAS PASSED TO THE BORDER LIAISON OFFICER ON THE CHINESE SIDE, LIU HAO XUE, WHO IS ASSISTANT DIVISION CHIEF, SHENZHEN FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE. THE NOTE PROPOSED THAT THE
CHINESE SIDE SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF A GROUP
OF 373 ECVIIS WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
THE NOTE PROPOSED THE WEEK BEGINNING 20 MARCH FOR THE RETURN AND SUGGESTED THAT IF THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES WITH THE NUMBERS INVOLVED THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES WERE PREPARED TO SEND THE PEOPLE IN THREE GROUPS. IN PRESENTING THE NOTE TO CHINESE OFFICIALS OUR BORDER LIAISON OFFICER MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE EXPECTED REPATRIATION TO TAKE
PLACE ACROSS THE LAND BORDER.
(B) OUR TELNO 900 WAS INTENDED TO UPDATE OUR TELNO 549 FOR USE BY YOU AS REQUIRED. THE POINTS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE TO NCNA HERE BECAUSE OUR USUAL NCNA CONTACTS ON ECVII/VBP MATTERS ARE OUT OF HONG KONG. PA WILL USE THE SPEAKING NOTE WHEN HE AND THEY RETURN.
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