CONFIDENTIAL
TO IMMEDIATE MOSCOW
FM HONG KONG
TELNO 9
OF 08120OZ MAY 91
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PERSONAL FOR LOGAN FROM GOVERNOR
YOUR TELNO M 273 (NOT TO FCO):
PROFESSOR A G AGANBEGYAN
WHAT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED IS THAT PROFESSOR AGANBEGYAN MADE A LATE APPLICATION FOR HIS VISA TO HONG KONG. THE ORGANISERS OF THE CONFERENCE WERE TOLD BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION ON 8 FEBRUARY THAT HE SHOULD APPLY IN GOOD TIME AND THAT PROCESSING WOULD TAKE UP TO SIX WEEKS. HOWEVER, HIS APPLICATION WAS ONLY RECEIVED ON 23 APRIL.
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THERE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN A NUMBER OF LATE APPLICATIONS FROM SOVIET NATIONALS. THE EXPERTS BELIEVE A PATTERN MAY BE DEVELOPING OF ATTEMPTS TO CIRCUMVENT OUR TIME REQUIREMENT FOR PROCESSING.
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, THIS IS NOT ON.
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NEVERTHELESS, GIVEN YOUR PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR AGANBEGYAN'S APPLICATION, I AM PREPARED TO HAVE THIS AS A SPECIAL CASE AND APPROVE HIS APPLICATION. COULD YOU, IN RETURN, FIND SOME WAY OF MAKING IT CLEAR TO PEOPLE IN THE MFA THAT WE CANNOT BE SO
ACCOMMODATING IN OTHER CASES. THEY REALLY MUST GET THEIR
APPLICATIONS IN ON TIME.
WILSON
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