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Visas for N.C.N.A.(if granted) should be numbered as follows to ensure
that residence is approved for one month only:
(a) CHAO PO-LIN:30/HOC/121101
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Entry Visas: Bank of China.
If visas are given to the two members of the Bank of China, they should
be numbered as follows to ensure that their residence is approved for
three months only:
2.
(a) Yang Hui-Chiu:
(b) Yang Shu-Ping:
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90/HOY/7329
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be numbered as follows to ensure that their residence is approved for
three months only:
(a) YANG HUI-CHIU: 90/ HOY/7224; (b) YANG SHU-PING: 90/ HOY/7329
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Your telegram No. 46: Entry Visa.
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We have given careful consideration to your view that the visa should be
granted on 17 Jamary but are still not (repeat not) convinced that these
tactics would be best. Though it is true that Hsu is not a new member of
the staff, he has been away from London for almost eight months and,
more important, his is the first application since the events of 22
August last. In these circumstances, we do not believe that the Chinese
could reasonably expect his case to be dealt with as though he were
simply an official returning from leave.
2. We agree that granting this visa will provide an opportunity to probe
the Chinese on visas for your staff and we hope move them to take Some
reciprocal action. On the question of timing we think we should be seen
to be proceeding entirely normally. A visa application would, in normal
circumstances, not be granted without a minimum delay of one week. The
present case is of course far from normal and we want to bring home to
the Chinese that we have given careful political consideration to the
problem before granting the visa.
In our view two weeks delay is the minimum period necessary to make this
clear, and 24 January would be a suitable date to inform them.
3. We do not propose to link the visa to the case of Grey, although
there would be little point in granting this visa (which would be a
concession to the Chinese) at exactly the same time as we were being
tough about Grey if it were decided that this was necessary. We are
examining your recommendations on Grey and will telegraph separately.
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Your telegram No. 46: Entry Visa.
We have given careful consideration to your
view that the visa should be granted on 17 January
but are still not (repeat not) convinced that these
tactics would be best. Though it is true that
Esu is not a new member of the staff, he has been
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an opportunity to probe the Chinese on visas for
your staff and we hope move them to take some
Faciprocal action.s The diffiovity is to decide
whether it would be more effective psychologiently
to grant the vise quickly or after a delay.
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suitable date to inform them.
3. We do not propose to link the visa to the case of Grey, The although
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only-relevance of the case in that there would be little point in
granting this viss (which would be a concession to the Chinese) at
exactly the same time as we were being tough about Grey if it were
decided that this was necessary. We are examining your recommenda-
tions on Grey and will telegrah separately.
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Flag A
Problem
Entry Visas for Kerbers of the Chinese Office
On 9 January the Chinese made their first application
for an entry visa for a member of their London Mission since
the events of 22 August last year.
Ministers decided that
the visa should be granted but that we should delay informing
the Chinese until towards the end of the month, in order not
to appear over-hasty. Sir Donald Hopson has now said that he
is not happy about this delay and has suggested that the
visa should be granted aconer; preferably on 17 January.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that the visa should not be granted until
we have delayed a little longer; and that 24 January would
be a suitable date. A draft telegram to Peking is submitted.
Background and Argument
3. On 9 January the Chinese made their first application
for an entry visa for a member of their London staff since
the events of last August. The official concerned, Heu Tan-shu,
is non-diplomatic and had previously served in London, returning
to China on 24 May, 1967. Sir Donald Hopson recommended that
the visa should be granted without demanding any directly
Flag B (29) reciprocal treatment by the Chinese (Peking telegram no.
31).
We agreed with this recommendation but considered it important
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not to appear over-eager. It was therefore decided that
the visa should not be granted until towards the end of
Flag C/ 34
34 this month (Foreign Office telegram to Peking no. 48).
48). The
full background to this decision is contained in my
submission of 11 January on which Mr. Rodgers minuted that
he agreed "especially on the virtue of not being over-eager".
4. Sir Donald Hopson's arguments in favour of granting the Flag D35)
visa quickly (Peking telegram no. 46) are as follows: (a) Hau is
returning to his post after leave and
such visa applications are normally granted
5.
inmediately and without reference;
and
(b) A delay of seven to ten days after the Chinese
application will show that we have given due
consideration before granting a visa and would
not give the impression of being over-eager; (c) Since we hope that
granting the visa will lead
to some relaxation by the Chinese there is no point in delaying this for
a further two weeks. Sir Donald is correct in believing that visas for
members
of a Kission returning from leave are normally granted
immediately and without reference. The present case cannot,
however, be considered simply as one of an official returning
from leave. Hau left this country on 24 May. Since then the
events of 22 August have occurred and Hsu is now the first
case of a request for an entry visa for an official of the /Chinese
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Chinese Kission since then. I do not think that the Chinese
would expect this case to be treated as one of simply
returning to post, nor do I believe that we should deal
with it in this way.
6. Sir Donald is also right in believing that we hope for
some reciprocal relaxation by the Chinese if we grant this
visa. Where I disagree with him is in his suggestion that
a delay of less than ten days after the visa application
(9 January to 17 January) is sufficient and would not give
the appearpâce of being over-eager. In normal times an entry
visa would take a minimum of one week to be approved and the
Chinese are well aware that the present situation is far from
normal. If we grant this visa too quickly it will show the
Chinese either that we are over-anxious and prepared to make
any concessions in the hope of improving their treatment of
our people in Peking, or it will make them believe that the
visa has been dealt with in a routine manner and not even
referred for a political decision. If the Chinese believe
either of these things they are not likely to feel any need
to behave better towards our Mission.
7. I greatly sympathise with Sir Donald Hopson's predicament
but I do not believe that we should follow his recommendation
in this particular case. If we are to demonstrate to the
Chinese that we are giving careful thought before making any
moves connected with their Mission here, then I think we must
wait for at least a period of two weeks before granting this
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visa. The actual date thereafter on which we tell the
Chinese that the visa has been approved is not of particular
importance. I therefore suggest that we show understanding
of Peking's views by moving some way and agreeing that the
visa be granted on 24 January, i.e. just over two weeks after
the application was received.
8. Sir Donald Hopson has also picked on a sentence in Flag C (34)
Foreign Office telegram no. 48 to Peking which said that the
There is in fact no
precise timing of the visa might have to depend on other
moves related to Grey. He has recommended that the visa
case and Grey should not be linked.
difference between us on the point. The reference to Grey
in our telegram was only put in because we would not wish
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