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MDLIAN 0663
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TELNO 350
OF 130845Z MAY 91
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AND TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
HONG KONG TELNO 1194: VISA POLICY
1. WE HAVE PUT A REVISED TEXT INCORPORATING THE LANGUAGE OF THE
POLISH NON-PAPER ACCEPED BY HONG KONG TO THE MFA.
2.
WE EXPLAINED OUR POSITION ON THE NEW PARAGRAPH SIX PROPOSED BY THEM (WARSAW TELNO 252) ALONG THE LINES OF PARAGRAPH FOUR OF TUR. THEIR INITIAL REACTION WAS THAT AN UNDERTAKING TO READMIT NATIONALS WOULD ENABLE THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH FIVE (REFUSAL OF PERMISSION TO STAY IN POLAND/HONG KONG) TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE AGREEMENTS THEY HAVE RECENTLY CONCLUDED WITH A NUMBER OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE SCHENGEN PARTNERS INCLUDED SUCH A PROVISION. THEY EXPLAINED THAT
''WITHOUT FORMALITY'' WAS MEANT TO INDICATE THAT DEPORTEES SHOULD
BE TAKEN BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND WITH THE MINIMUM OF BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURE. THEY ACCEPTED THAT, IF THE PROVISIONS WERE TO FIND A PLACE IN THE EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON A RECIPROCAL
BASIS.
3. THE MFA WILL NOW REFLECT FURTHER ON WHETHER THEY REALLY WANT THE PROVISION AND, IF SO, WILL PRODUCE NEW LANGUAGE WHICH IS CLEARER AND REMOVES ANY ASYMMETRY. OUR IMPRESSION IS THAT THEIR
CONSULAR EXPERTS WILL WANT TO RETAIN THE PROVISION.
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