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TELNO 379
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INDEA
OF 091624Z AUGUST 1993
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AND TO PRIORITY ATHENS, BRUSSELS, THE HAGUE, LUXEMBOURG, ROME AND TO PRIORITY UKREP BRUSSELS, BONN, LISBON, PARIS, HONG KONG
YOUR TELNO 196 TO ATHENS: INCLUSION OF HONG KONG ON COMMON VISA LIST OF SCHENGEN CONVENTION COUNTRIES
SUMMARY
1. SPANIARDS TAKE NOTE, BUT SUGGEST APPROACH TO SCHENGEN
PRESIDENCY.
DETAIL
2. CONSUL-GENERAL CALLED TODAY (9 AUGUST) ON ACTING SUB-DIRECTOR GENERAL AT THE CONSULAR AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA AND SPOKE AS INSTRUCTED. THE LATTER TOOK CAREFUL NOTE AND SAID THAT OUR REPRESENTATIONS WOULD RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION.
3.
INFORMALLY NAVARRO INDICATED THAT HONG KONG HAD BEEN PLACED ON ANY THE COMMON VISA LIST AT THE INSTIGATION OF FRANCE AND GERMANY. CASE FOR ITS REMOVAL MIGHT THEREFORE BEST BE MADE TO THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT IT BE RAISED AT THE NEXT MEETING OF SCHENGEN MINISTERS.
4.
MY TELNO 357 (TO FCO ONLY). IN VIEW OF SINDON'S TELELETTER OF 2 AUGUST, MCINTYRE DID NOT ASK FOR A COPY OF THE CVL.
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