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CONTACTS BETWEEN DALAI LAMA AND TAIWAN

S P COLLIS, NEW DELHI

C P GREENWOOD, FED, FCO

P CLARK, RAD, FCO

HKD, FCO

S MORTON, PEKING

KC WALKER, SRO, PA'S OFFICE, HONG KONG

CONTACTS BETWEEN DALAI LAMA AND TAIWAN

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1. WE REMARKED ON THE REFERENCE TO CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN IN REPORTING THE DALAI LAMA'S RECENT STATEMENT MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1959 UPRISING (MY TELELETTER OF 10 MARCH). THE DALAI LAMA'S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN DELHI PROVIDED ME ON 20 APRIL WITH FURTHER DETAILS (AND IN THE PROCESS ASKED FOR VISAS TO BE ISSUED TO THE DALAI LAMA'S PRIVATE SECRETARY AND ANOTHER

TIBETAN TO VISIT HONG KONG EN ROUTE TO TAIPEI: DETAILS OF THESE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO HONG KONG IMMIGRATION SEPARATELY).

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DORJEE SAID THAT THONDUP, THE DALAI LAMA'S BROTHER CALREADY IN HONG KONG), ACCOMPANIED BY THE TWO TIBETANS FOR WHOM HE WAS SEEKING VISAS, PROPOSED TO TRAVEL FROM HONG KONG TO TAIPEI ON 3 MAY FOR TALKS WITH THE TAIWANESE. THE INITIATIVE FOR THIS VISIT

HAD COME FROM A DR CHOU, A SENIOR ADVISER TO PRESIDENT LEE (AND MEMBER OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE KUOMINTANG AND PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD LEAGUE FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY) WHO HAD MET THE DALAI LAMA IN MUSSOURIE (INDIA) LAST OCTOBER. (THIS APPEARS TO

BE THE 'DIRECT OFFICIAL CONTACT' WITH TAIWAN MENTIONED IN THE DALAI LAMA'S STATEMENT).

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DORJEE SAID THAT CHOU HAD EMPHASISED RECENT PROGRESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY IN TAIWAN, RECALLED THAT A MAJORITY OF TAIWANESE WERE BUDDHISTS, AND INVITED THE DALAI LAMA TO VISIT TAIWAN. THE DALAI LAMA HAD RESPONDED THAT AS A HUMAN BEING HE WELCOMED THE SPREAD

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