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Addressed to FCO telegram No. 300 of 9 May. Repeated for information to
Washington, Ottawa, Stockholm, Rome, Ilong Kong, Helsinki.
Return of Chinese Ambassadors.
Jammuts
My Swedish colleague has told me that Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Lo Kuei-Po said last night in answer to a direct question that the
Chinese would be sending their Ambassador back to Stockholm in time for
opening of Sino/Canadian talks, He would not say whether previous
incumbert would be returning. My Finnish colleague has received a
similar but less precise indication that an Ambassador will go back
shortly to Helsinki.
FCO pass Washington, Ottawa, Stockholm, Rome, Hong Kong,
Helsinki.
Repeated as requested
Mr. Denson,
DE. ARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
Far Eastern Dept.
N.A.C.D.
Research Dept.
H.K. Dept.
Western European Dept.
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With reference to your Circular 066/69 of 24 March, paragraph 4, you may
be interested to know that the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires in Kathmandul,
Mr. Du Kuo- Wei, who, like the rest of the local Chinese mission, was
unfriendly towards us in 1967/1968, has evidently had a change of heart
as he is now willing to shake handa, smile and chat to us.
2. At the State Banquet given by the Nepalese Government to the
President of India during his State Visit here in October 1968, my wife,
who was placed at table next to Mr. Tu Kuo-Wei, found him a very
pleasant dinner companion,
He speaks good English and chatted away throughout the meal and at the
end even gave her a Chinese cigarette, "Double Happiness" brand.
3. It was, as I reported in my Despatch 3/1 of 18 October about the
President'a visit, with surprise that the Indians found Kr. Tu Kuo-Wei
present at the Airport with diplomatic representatives of other
countries for the official arrival of the President on 12 October. They
hastily sent an invitation to Mr. Tu Kuo-Tei to attend the President's
return banquet on 15 October, but this was evidently further than he was
prepared to go since he did not turn up.
4. At several functions and parties since then, Hr, Tu Kuo-Wei has
continued to exhibit signs of being prepared to be fairly friendly. This
has been emulated in part by other members of the Chinese mission who,
however, do not really appear to enjoy this unaccustomed exercise,
5.
The Chinese Ambassador and the two Counsellors have not, as yet,
returned from their already protracted visit to Peking.
6. The Ambassador has decided to invite the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires to
the queen's Birthday Party this year; he was not asked last year.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Far Eastern Department and to the
Chancery at Peking.
Eastern European and Soviet Department,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
LONDON, 9.7.1.
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The Chinese Embassy here is absent-mindedly sent us its Note addrossed
to the ..nnouncing the arrival in Uganda of the new Pirat Secretar, Noa
Ping, who has assumed charge of the bass, chargé d'Affaires (s.i.).
2. Ce did of course know of how' i=yending arrival because of the Leed
to apply for a vis through our Kission in Peking Kemper None of us have
yet met him but you may like to have this preliminary report in case it
ties in with t e sending of other diplomats to the Kissions which have
been deprived of their Ambassadors si: c the on-set of the cultural
revolution. There is no vien here of the Chinese Ambaerador's return.
3. I am sending copies of this letter to Keg Rothwell in Washington and
to Far Eastern Jepartment, P.C.U.
(the verbin-Smith)
R. G. Tallboya, Ka?..
East African Department,
Foreign and Commonwealth office.
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Defection of Chinese Chargé d'Affaires in the Netherlands
In view of China's use of the Liao affair as a reason to call off the
Sino-U.S. talks in Warsaw, you may be interested in an indication that
they are playing down the importance of the man, if not the incident, in
private. A Rumanian colleague was recently assured by a Chinese Foreign
Ministry official that Liao's defection "did not amount to much" mei you
shemma liao pu ch'i) and was "not of much importance" (mei u tuo ta yi
sze). This line is evidently intended to suggest that the man himself
was of little consequence, and is of course a perfectly natural
reaction. To some extent it conflicts with the public line that the
whole business was an "anti-Chinese plot". But it also supports the view
that what really nettled the Chinese was Liao's such-heralded flit to
the United States. This impression has again been confirmed by the Dutch
here.
2. The Dutch Office in Paking appears to have escaped quite lightly. The
Charge has told John Denson that the exchanges with the Chinese (Tang of
the West European Department) were conducted quietly and with complete
diplomatic decorum. It is now improbable that the Chinese will take any
serious action against the Dutch at this late stage. Last week an
attaché from their mission left Chine on time after obtaining an exit
visa in the normal way. Rowever, Chinese malice has been expressed in
one or two familiar pinpricks. Their notes from the Chinese Foreign
Ministry no longer bear the usual courtesies.
(Even we now merit a brief expression of respect at the end, if not the
beginning, of Chinese communications.) On an even more petty level, a
Dutch First Secretary complained to me recently that he had been snubbed
by a Chinese protocol official at a cocktail party. The latter had
spurned the Dutchman's proferred hand! No doubt the Dutch will have the
customary difficulties with travel in China, visits to communes, and
bailing out detained subjects. But, all in all, the Chinese have shown
remarkable restraint.
3. I am copying this letter to Ashworth and McLaren in Hong Kong, to
Washington and The Hague.
Ver per Zene
feje
(G. G. H. Walden)
J. D. I. Boyd, Esq.,
FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT.
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Recall of Chinese Diplomats
Laughton wrote to you on 24 February (3/1) from Peking about the recall
of the egregious Mr. Wei from Mauritania. In paragraph 2 he speculates
whether the calls by Chinese acting Heads of Kission in other African
countries on their respec- tive Heads of State were also farewell calls.
May I suggest another possible explanation? You will recall in the past
tht similar calls have taken place when the Chinese were trying to fix
up visits by a senior Chinese leader to the countries concerned. Is it
possible that Chou-En-lai or Chen-Yi are making plans to visit Africa
again? In view of most recent reports from Peking about Chen-Yi it is
perhaps not likely to be him, but he has an extraordinery capacity. for
survival!
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A short report in the People's Daily und NONA of
16 February said that on 14 February the Mauritanian President and his
wife had given a dinner for Wei Yung-ching, Chinese Chargé d'affaires
a.i., "who would (sic) be leaving for home", We also know, of course,
that the Chinese Chargé in the Netherlands was recently told to return
home.
2. This leads one to wonder whether the calls by Chinese heads of
mission in other African countries on their respective heads of state,
reported recently in the Chinese press in a similar fashion apart from
the significant phruse, were also farewell calls. (Tanzania, 27 January,
in NONA of 31 January; and another, perhaps Quinea, for which I cannot
now find the
pe reference). These brief reports seemed unusual and puzzling at the
time.
3. If a general recall of ccting heads of mission is in ,rogress, one is
tempted to speculate that Chinese unbassadors will be going out sooner
rather then later this year. It has recently been assumed that this
would not occur until after the rty Congress, but this may depend upon
how long the Congress hus to be postponed. I have remarked in another
letter to John Sharland that the commercial departments seem to be
carrying on businese as nuual, even with greater efficiency than usual,
despite political districtions. Ferhaps the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
will do the sumc. As to major policy decisions, it now seems from the
People's Dully editorial of 21 February on economic policy that these
too need not be delayed until the Congress is
over.
4.
Copies of this letter go to McLaren and Ashworth in Hong Kong, Spendlove
in Washington, Hibbert in Singapore, Miss Draycott in IRD, Brewer in RD,
Mekeurney in PUSD, Lt. Col. Fierce in DIS, Hewitt in Canberra und the
Chancery at Tokyo.
J. D. I. Boyd, Esq.,
FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT.
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The Hag u e, February 20 The Dutch Government has strongly rejected a.
Chinese accusation that China's former envoy in Holland, Mr Liao Ho-shu,
had defected to the United States under the instructions of the Dutch
Government.
The Dutch rejection was contained in a note handed to the Chinese
Government by the Dutch Chargé d'Affaires in Peking, Mr J. Derksen, the
reim Ministry announced here today.
Mr Liao, China's Chargé d'Affaired ad interim in The Hague fled his post
on January 24 and is now in the United States where he has asked for
political asylum.
The Chinese Government, in notes to Holland and the United States on
February 4, demanded the return of Mr Liao Ho-shu to China.
China accused the United States of collusion with the Dutch Government
and deliberately engineering Mr Liao's defection and said Mr Liao had
fled his post under the instructions of the Dutch Government.
It declared that America and Holland should hand over the defector,
'otherwise they must be fully responsible for all serious consequences
arising therefrom'. (See also p. 1 of our Afternoon Bulletin of
7/2/1969.)
The Dutch Government has now 'strongly rejected' these accusations and
has pointed out that Mr Liao acted entirely on his own initiative and of
his own free will, the Foreign Ministry said today.
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In his letter 3/1 of 27 January to you, Cradock in Peking reported that
the Laotiana had given entry visas to a number of Chinese Embassy staff
returning to Vientiane.
Yuck
2. Mr. Youk Tai-heng, who appears in the diplomatic list as Counsellor
of the Chinese Embassy here and who has been absent for two or three
years returned to Vientiane by the ICC plane from Hanoi on 7 February,
and will presumably now resume the functions of chargé d'affaires which
have been in the hands of a second secretary. I have heard no rumours
about the possible return of the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Liu Chun, who
remains formally accredited here.
3. I am sending copies of this letter to Cradock and to the other
recipients of his letter under reference.
J. Murray, Esq., C.M.G.,
Far Eastern Department,
FCO,
London 8.#. 1.
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Yours
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Ken Cor.
(K.B.A. Scott)
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NCNA (he does not appear to have a boss) absent since October 1968,
returned here on the same plane.
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Thank you for your letter (1/1) or 31 December about the degree of
affability of Chinese Foreign Ministry officials,
2.
Kreisberg's comment in your paragraph 1 taken by itself would suggest
that he is much more ignorant than I am sure he is of how bad
Sino/British relations have been and still are. AB you I am sure know,
it is often difficult for us to obtain an interview, the subjects are as
you rightly pointed out, disagreeable (to both sides) and there is
absolutely no disposition on the Chinese part to exchange relaxed chit
chat on political or non-political matters. All I can say is that
interviews are now conducted correctly and in a subdued tone of voice.
The days of shouting, or interviews at unearthly hours, under the eyes
of our escorting policeman are over. David Laughton, my Commercial
Secretary, has been received politely at the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
I should also record two instances of non-political conversation, first
with the very low-level official who attended our Queen's Birthday party
in June and second with Chinese table companions during the National Day
banquet. My wife was seated beside two young interpreters who were very
affable.
3.
As regards colleagues, e.g. the Norwegian Ambassador, I think one needs
to make allowances for a tendency to write up their rare contacts with
the Chinese. From my observation there is not much relaxed conversation
at parties. The Chinese as usual bunch together and go for the food. One
new Deputy Director of Protocol, Han Shụ (his predecessor, Chou Hin, has
disappeared
· labouring perhaps) moves about with a smile but he tends to confine
himself to safe contacts such as the Pakistanis. With the possible
exception of the Rumanians, East European colleagues are certainly not
undergoing any assault by charm, the Russians least of all. The latter
have just brought some of their wives and children back but are still
rather apprehensive. One or two missions, e.g. French, Danes and
Rumanians, have bean given factory visits recently. Others, who are not
particularly big villains, s.g. Yugoslava, have not.
4.
A small anecdote to give the true flavour. An East European colleague
who recently put an innocent question on the situation in China to a
Foreign Ministry official was told that his question was both
provocative and evidence of undiplomatio behaviour.
K.M. Wilford, Esq., C.N.G.,
Washington
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On the whole, there has been a distinct improvement
but not a big one.
I am copying this letter to James Hurray,
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Addressed to F.C.O. telegram No. 106 of 12 February. Repeated for
information to: The Hague, Hong Kong, Washington Singapore.
Chinese Defectors.
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A member of the Dutch staff here who acted as courier for the Dutch and
Scandinavian Missions' bag leaving early 11 February, and who sought
exit visa on 7 February, was kept waiting until the very last minute,
1.e. late afternoon on 10 February, before the visa: was issued, In the
past, visas have always been
granted immediately on application..
The Dutch regard this as
a flick of the whip.
F.C.0. pasa The Hague, Hong Kong, Washington, POLAD Singapore.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have told us that the new Chinese Note
referred to in the statement reported in Peking telegram No. 91 is
virtually a replica of the earlier Note, to which meanwhile (see our
telegram No. 56) a negative reply had been sent. The M.F.A. assume that
the chief Chinese motive in sending this further Note is a publicity one
though they do not of course rule out the possibility of further and
more unpleasant developments in Peking.
2.
They are inclined on the whole, however, still to take a fairly
optimistic view of events. They regard the Chinese Notes to the United
States and the Netherlands as primarily a reaction to the extensive
Western publicity on the subject, and particularly the official State
Department statement.
3.
The M.F.A. are at present pondering the terms of a reply; they have no
very clear ideas, and an early reply seems unlikely.
We are sending copies of this letter to Chanceries in Washington and
Peking.
4.
Yours ever,
Far Eastern Department,
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
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