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CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

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REGLVED IN REC

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1896

2 1 JUN 1990

OF 151018Z JUNE 90

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MY TELNO 1837 AND YOUR TELNO 1112: THE ADMISSION OF EASTERN EUROPEAN AND SOVBLOC NATIONALS TO HONG KONG: ROMANIA

WE HAVE BEEN IN TWO MINDS ABOUT WHETHER TO MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING

POLICY FOR ROMANIA OR TO MOVE IT INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS POLAND, HUNGARY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA WHERE MORE RELAXED PROCEDURES WOULD BE

APPLIED. PARTLY IN THE LIGHT OF ADVICE FROM LONDON THAT THE EXTERNAL THREAT POSED BY THE ROMANIANS HAD REDUCED, WE HAD OPTED IN OUR TUR TO INCLUDE ROMANIA WITH THE LATTER GROUP.

2. IN THE LIGHT HOWEVER OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT COUNTRY, I AM NOW INCLINED TO LEAVE ROMANIA IN ITS PRESENT GROUPING WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE SOVBLOC. THERE IS NO HARM IN OUR PROCEEDING CAUTIOUSLY IN RELAXING OUR PRESENT VISA CONTROLS. THIS DOES NOT OF

COURSE PRECLUDE US FROM RELAXING OUR POLICY ON ROMANIA IF AND WHEN A MORE LIBERAL REGIME HAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF.

WILSON

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MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

MISS SPENCER

MR TAIT