CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
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OF 28044OZ DECEMBER 91
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HKB 345/1
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VISA POLICY ON NATIONALS OF THE FORMER SOVBLOC.
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THE GOVERNOR'S SECURITY COMMITTEE RECENTLY DISCUSSED CHANGES TO OUR SOVBLOC VISA POLICY FURTHER TO THOSE SET OUT IN OUR TELNOS. 245 AND 422 NOW IMPLEMENTED. WE AIM TO RELAX EXISTING RESTRICTIONS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND TO THIS END HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH RELEVANT SECURITY ORGANISATIONS HERE AND IN LONDON.
2. WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ON 1 FEBRUARY, BUT BEFORE DOING SO WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY REACTION TO LIKELY IMPACT BOTH PRACTICALLY AS IT AFFECTS THE WORK OF POSTS AND ON YOUR OWN POLICY:
(A) FOR NATIONALS OF THE FORMER USSR, VIETNAM AND LAOS, WE WOULD LIKE TO INSTITUTE A 'REPORT AND DELAY PROCEDURE WHEREBY VISAS FOR VISITS OF UP TO 7 DAYS SHOULD BE ISSUED AUTOMATICALLY 7 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION PROVIDED NO CONTRARY ADVICE WAS RECEIVED.
(B) FOR NATIONALS OF MONGOLIA, ALBANIA, BULGARIA AND ROMANIA, WE SHOULD LIKE TO INSTITUTE AS LIBERAL A VISA REGIME AS POSSIBLE, I.E. UNREFERRED VISAS, BUT WOULD NOT WISH TO UNDERCUT YOUR POSITION.
(C) FOR AFGHANISTAN AND CUBA, WE BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE OF UNREFERRED VISAS COULD BE INSTITUTED WITHOUT PROBLEM.
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