CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 205
OF 10040OZ FEBRUARY 93
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, MOSCOW
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YOUR TELNO 68 AND HONG KONG TELNO 93: RUSSIAN CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
1. ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO FOLLOW THE LINE SET OUT IN PARA 5 OF TUR, WE ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED AT THE PROSPECT OF THE RUSSIANS BEING GIVEN A BLANK CHEQUE FOR THE SIZE OF THEIR FUTURE MISSION HERE.
2. WE HOPE THE WIDER CONSIDERATIONS YOU OUTLINED WILL NOT CONSTRAIN YOU FROM QUERYING A REQUEST THAT APPEARS PARTICULARLY EXCESSIVE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A REASONABLE SECURITY ADVANTAGE TO ENSURE THE RUSSIANS DO, IN FACT, LIMIT THEIR ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG TO THOSE WHICH ARE GENERALLY REGARDED AS ACCEPTABLE.
3. ON THE QUESTION OF VISAS, WE ASSUME THAT YOU WILL ALSO BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THEIR INITIAL APPLICATIONS AND ADVISING US OF ANY SECURITY ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED.
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18 FEL 1993
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