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Year of birth

Nationality or

Citizenship

Education

Foreign language

proficiency

Function

Special interest

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and remarka

: LING

: Chi-teh

: 1917

: Republic of China

B.Sc., National Chiao-Tung University, 1940

: English

: Vice-President

Taiwan Fertilizer Co.,

Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

· Fertilizer & Petro-Chemical Industries

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FREE CHINA EUROPE INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE

Exchange Building

Rotterdam

Personal Data Participant

SINO-EUROPEAN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL COURSE

17 July

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3 November 1967

Surname

First names

Year of birth

Nationality or

Citizenship

Education

Foreign language

proficiency

Function

Special interest

and remarke

: KUO

: Chen-ou

1915

1 Republic of China

T

B.Eng., National Central University, 1940

: English

: Senior Specialist

Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development, Taipei,
Taiwan, Republic of China

: Public services and administrative control in relation to trade and
industries

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FREE CHINA EUROPE INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE

Exchange Building

Rotterdan

Personal Data Participant

SINO-EUROPEAN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL COURSE

17 July 3 November 1967

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First names

Year of birth

Nationality or

Citizenship

Education

Foreign language

proficiency

Function

Special interest

and remarks

: SUN

: Ter-bin

: 1941

Republic of China

B.Com., Tankang College of Arts and Sciences, 1964

: English

: Senior Official, Export Department

Chun Yu Works & Co., Ltd.

Kangshan, Kaohsiung Taiwan, Republic of China

: Manufacturing and Trading of metal producte including Bolts, Nuts and
Shafting Bars in Europe

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• had an unar.nounced call on 31st July 1967 from a man called

. Lee who care on the pretext of being interested in importing,

intɔ the United Kingdom, tinned asparagus from Formoen,

2. Mr. L'e was obviously kaian and turned out to be a "etionalist
Chinese currently in the United Kingdon on holiday. He claimed to have
been " student at Leeds University about two years ago when he said he
had studied textiles. It turned out that Mr. La vented to live in the
U.K, and set up a business on his, own account as V.2, representative of
the Hon-i sxporting and

V.ž. Pronapating Company of Taipei. I told Mr. Lw that in the
circumstances I was unable to help him and that he shout; first of all
determine from the Home Office whether or not he would le aole to obtain
a resident's vina, Asked whether I knew of any previcas cagar like his I
told Mr. Le that I did not and that it was not a matter I could discuss
in any way.

3.. I do not anow whether thum vinit was a "try on" by Mr. Lee on behalf
of the Formann Jovernment uut it is the season for attempts of this
kind. On balancR In inclined to think that it was not. Similar cases in
the past have ucen prevented and normally visitors have not got part the
Board of Trade Enquiry Room and have been directed to the Confeder un
fritish Industry or the approprinte trade sazoei tion, Instructions have
been issued to trie Enquiry Room to ensure tut there is no recurrence of
this kind of thing.

(4. E. Rogern }

CHE. 2

10th August, 1967

I have groter to Mr. Rayon about this.

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Reference

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from the commuter office in Taipei save

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similar

questions.

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por apeed that

we shouta

treat the Taivan lower bompany (Tampower

Commercial

entespace rather than

governmental organization,

a controlling

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filtering govemment controllick

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now also cxplick for

KAJASTA

Jaisan Fertilizer Co.

China Muchant's Miam Navigation los. Its Cheria Itanleen Corp.

bhuin Technical Consultant's Anc.

thats we wish to hauger bitul trade with formats. I think

we should apply the same critener to the above soncems we have to the
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CONFIDENTIAL

Reference.......

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Mr. Denson

Approaches by the Nationalist Chinese

to British Government Departments

A number of cases have been brought to our attention recently in which
Whitehall Departments have been requested to receive official visitors
from Formosa or to arrange programmes of visits for There are two such
them while they are in the U.K. examples on file ISVI/510/1 immediately
below. There was also the case in which the Free China Industrial
Development Centre in Rotterdam approached a subsidiary agency of the
Board of Trade to ask them to arrange a programme to enable 7
Nationalist officials to study British industrial

You will recall that estate management techniques.

we subsequently decided to refuse visas for this party (see file FCN
22/1 below).

2. We should now perhaps consider whether the time has come to warn
Departments in Whitehall of the possibility that they may be approached
in thie manner by Nationalist organisations and to tell them to refuse
to help Nationalist officials in such cases and to seek our advice about
other requests involving quasi-official visitors and other border- line
cases.

3. I must say that I hesitate to go through the motions of such a formal
warning because I am not entirely convinced that the incidence of such
approaches of this type by the Nationalists warrants it at this stage.
In recent months we only know of the cases mentioned above (1.e. three
in all). All the Departments concerned consulted us before taking
action. It is, however, just possible that another Department would fix
up a programme for a Nationalist official without realising the
political On the other hand we do see difficulties involved. all visa
applications for Formosans in the Depart- ment and we would probably be
able to pick up the odd strays here.

4. If we do eventually decide to warn Whitehall Departments of this
problem we shall have to find a

We could suitable method for notifying them.

perhaps discuss this point with the Treasury of the Cabinet Office to
see whether they consider that they could issue a circular to
Departments. Failing that, we in the Foreign Office, perhaps address
letters to selected individuals in other Departments.

could

gothen

(D. J. Moss) 20 March, 1967

BE (2391)

I asked Ms. Moss to look into this problem before he left the
Department.

CONFIDENTIAL

I on

On balance, I would doubt wheth it if is worthwhile instituting an
elaborate warning procedure in Whitehall, partienialny

We have

the opportunity to scrutinise all visa application. What do you think?

John Jenson 21)

M. Boll and I agree that their is suffernity

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20 February 1967.

Refusal of Viess for a Farty of

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As promised in my letter of 10 February I have now looked into our
refusal of visas to the party of fermosasa about which you wrote to me
on 8 February.

Mr. Lu and his colleagues were in fact all officials in the employ of
the Formosan authorities. Leserting to our records, five worked for the
Taiwan Provincial Government and the other two were members of the
Conseil for International ioemonie Co-operation and Development, which
we understand in an organisation of the Nationalist Central deverznent.

Te are as agupathetic an possible to visa applies- tions from Farmona
und, within the limitations imposed

us by our resognition of Peking, wo saovurage commercial soutasis. To
certainly have no objection to vinito by Forsesan tourists or
businessmen, er oven by individual officials who wish to osno bere in a
stristly private expusiky. But, sisse we do not recognise the
Nationalist régimo, you will understand that our contrets with Formosan
officials nå auch kare 19 be kept to an absolute minimm, especially in
this

To have allowed a party of seven Nationalist officials to come here on
what would have appeared to ba su official visit would slearly have
izvišad a protect and possible retaliation from Paking.

1.3. Marsh, Eng.,

Confederation of Britisk Industries,

21 Tothill Street,

6.5.1.

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pa. Don 22/ü

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to do Jhina in 1966 amounted to £32 million. webappily many occasions
when our sheies does not between a right and a wrong sourse, but when we
have opt for that of two wrong courses which is likely to least
damaging.

Ideally speaking 11 vas wrong te

use those people visasį bet prastically speaking would have been wrong
to inour the risk to which unting thon would have laid ne egen, We
therefore

to advise the Home Office to refuse then.

I am sending a copy of this letter to Hichaal Montague.

(A.J. de la Xare)

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

4

Registry No. PCN 22/1

Top Secret

Scree

Confidential. Restricted.

Unclassified

IN CONFIDENCE

Copies to:

+

M. Montague, Esq., Committee for

Exports to Asia

Hiss K. Costes,

O.B.E..

Nationality and

Immigration Dept. Home Office

J. H. Kallett,

X.E.

Passport Control

Dept.

and H.M Coal Там

with copy of My Mash's letter

978 Feb

DRAFT

To:-

R. E. Marsh, Esq., Confederation of British!

Industries,

21 Tothill Street S.W.1.

Type 1 +

From

Mr. de la Mare

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

Refusal of visas for a party of Formosan

Officia lo

As promised in my letter of 10 February,

or

I have now looked into the case of a refusal

to phone

the

to-glemt visas to party of Formosane about

which you wrote to me on 8 February.

Lu

I find that Mr. I and his colleagues

were in fact all officials in the employ of the

Formosan authorities.

According to our

records, five of the party worked for the

Taiwan Frovincial Government and the other two

were rembers of the Council for International

Economic Co-operation and Development, which

we understand is an organisation of the

Nationalist Central Government

And

We try to be as sympathetic as possible

t

when corgiðaring visa applications from

Formosa яnd, within the limitations imposed on

us by our recognition of Peking, we encourage

commercial contacts.

We certainly have no

objection to visits by Formosan tourists or

businessmen, or even by individual officials who

wish to come here in a strictly private

capacity. But, since we do not recognise the

Nationalist régire, you will understand that

our contacts with ike Formosan officiala as

such have to be kept to an absolute minimum

especially in this country. To have allowed

Tokyo #1lewer a party of seven Nationalist

/officials

"

STAR 23.

officials to come here on what would have appeared

to be an official visit would clearly have invited

a protest and possible retaliation in-ear

Imade from Peking.

We therefore bad no-

alternative but to advise the Home Office to

refuge viess./hemo

I am sending a copy of this letter to

Michael Montague.

Den expats to Chria in 1966 amounted to £32 million. Then are unhappily
in this businest many occasions when our choice does not lie between a
right hand in wrong couse, hit

when we have to opt for that of two who is likely to the least damaging.
Ideally speaking it was wrong

refore there people reas; but practically speaking it would have been
wrang

to incen the

courses which

mit to which granting them would have laid no

брен

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10 February 1967.

Thank you for your letter of 8 February about the refusal of visas to
people from Formosa who wished to visit this country,

I am looking into this case and shall get in touch with you again as
soon as I can.

I am sending a copy of this letter to Kichael

Montague.

(A.J. de la Hare)

1.E. Harsh, Esq..

Asia Department,

Confederation of British Industry,

21 Tothill Street,

8.W.1.

C

(W)

Mr. Denson

CONFIDENTIAL

Reference ..

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Plag A

Flag B

Flag C Flag D

Flag E

2.

Refusal of visas for a party of Formosan

officials

Mr. de la Mare's minute of 10 February

-

below.

Our Consulate in Tamsui first informed us of this proposed visit last
September. As you will see from their letter of 20 September all seven
of the party were Formosan officials, five from the Provincial
Government and two from an organ of the Central Nation- alist
Government. The party were on a tour of a number of countries to study
industrial estate development.

3. We have always vetted visa applications from Formosa sympathetically.
Individual cases are decided on an ad hoc basis, the aim of our scrutiny

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