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Mr Mytis
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FM PEKING
TO IMMEDIATE F CO
TELNO 232
OF 010826Z MARCH 91
AND TO PRIORITY IMMIGRATION HONG KONG
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YOUR TELNO 161: TRAVEL BY CZECHOSLOVAK DIPLOMATS.
1. BOTH COUNSELLOR AND CZECH AMBASSADOR TOOK UP THEIR POSTS AFTER DECEMBER 1989. BOTH WERE REMOVED FROM THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE PRAGUE SPRING IN NOVEMBER 1968. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THEY ARE TRYING HARD TO GET A GRIP ON THOSE MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY APPOINTED BEFORE DECEMBER 1989 WHO ARE ABUSING THEIR OFFICIAL POSITIONS FOR PERSONAL OR NON-DIPLOMATIC
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2. UNLESS YOU INDICATE TO THE CONTRARY BY 050200Z MARCH I WOULD PROPOSE TO PROVIDE DRINEK, AS A FIRST STEP, WITH A LIST OF VISAS ISSUED TO MEMBERS OF THE CZECH EMBASSY FOR THE PERIOD IN WHICH HE WAS INTERESTED AFTER PRESSING HIM FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SMUGGLING ETC. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ALLOW THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS WITHOUT ANY QUALMS. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY, AT THIS STAGE, THE CZECH EMBASSY HERE IS CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL ENQUIRY. THEY ARE, AFTER ALL, DEALING WITH DIPLOMATS STILL WORKING IN THE EMBASSY AGAINST WHOM THEY HAVE FAIRLY WELL-FOUNDED SUSPICIONS BUT LITTLE PROOF.
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