should remain.
that the Chinese have never ceased to use their
diplomatic wireless, we could make a magnanimous
gesture by reinstating their permission to operate.
(c) Visas
Although we know perfectly well
We could approve entry visas for several out-
standing applications for members of the N.C.N.A.
Office or the Bank of China. We are not at present
withholding approval for any new visas for the Chinese
Mission itself.
(a) We could withdraw the police guard on the Chinese
Office either progressively or in toto. We could also
tell the police and Special Branch not to tail Chinese
cars any more. If we did this we would, however, have
no guarantee that the Chinese would obey the movement
restrictions placed on them, although we would still
be able to ensure that they did not leave the country
without exit visas.
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ADDRESSED TO PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 861 OF 6 OCTOBER REPTD FOR INFMN TO
HONG KONG (PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR).
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 109.
YOU WILL HAVE NOW SEEN FROM COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NO. 2047 TO THE
GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG THAT LORD SHEPHERD INTENDS TO DISCUSS WITH THE
GOVERNOR WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN MAKING SOME SMALL GESTURE TO THE
CHINESE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
2. WE AGREE THAT THE RECIPROCAL REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS MAY BE THE
KEY TO PROGRESS. IT MAY STILL HOWEVER BE SOMEWHAT PREMATURE TO TAKE
AN INITIATIVE HERE, WE SHALL BE SEEKING YOUR VIEWS ABOUT POSSIBLE ACTION
SHORTLY.
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still however be somewhat premature to take an
Cubeut perutti cation initiative here. We shall be seeking your views
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problems are being kept constantly in mind, I suggest that
we might send an interim reply to Mr. Hopson's telegram
No. 109 of 2 October.
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The Secretary of State will wish to be told of the
following approach by the Home Office before Cabinet tomorrow.
2. Mr. James of the Police Division of the Home Office
telephoned this afternoon to convey to us a request on behalf
of the acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner that we should
review the need for continued surveillance of Chinese premises
and staff in London. He said that the Home Secretary might
raise this matter with the Secretary of State before Cabinet
tomorrow.
Those on
3. At present 89 uniformed and Special Branch officers are
engaged on surveillance while 12 uniformed officers are engaged
in maintaining public order round Chinese premises.
public order duties can be reduced provided that there are no
further incidents. But if adequate surveillance is to be main-
tained, including the restriction of the Chinese to the five-
mile limit laid down on 22 August, all 89 will be required.
The burden is particularly heavy on the Special Branch, which
le is a small service. Many of its officers have been taken off
other necessary duties in order to watch the Chinese.
4. We told the Home Office that we sympathised with their
difficulties and would look into the question. In present
circumstances, however, with very severe restrictions being
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of a reply to the Secretary of State's message to the Chinese
Foreign Minister and of any sign of grace from the Chinese,
apart from the release of the five schoolchildren, Ministers
might well feel unable to agree to any relaxation of restric-
tions on the Chinese.
5. I attach the latest report from Peking on the application of the
restrictions there (Peking telegram No. 45). This shows
that, with few exceptions, our staff are still being restricted
to their flats and movement between them and the Office and
Residence which are a few hundred yards away.
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Tolno 109 2 October, 1967
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No.109 of 2 October, Repeated for
information to Hong Kong (Personal for Governor).
Fr. Bolland's letter of 25 September.
Idea of expelling some members of Chinese Office in London in hope that
Chinese would retaliate in kind had also occurred to us.
This might have attractions for Chinese as it would allow them to claim
that we started it. But it would be a blunt weapon as Chinese could
select for expulsion key members of our staff and thus cause us great
inconvenience. In any case
it seems improbable that we could get more than a limited number of
people out on this basis. I think therefore it is a cord to
keep in reserve for the time being.
2. Meanwhile it looks as if we are in for a period of relative calm both
generally and in Hong Kong. No mention whatever has been made of latter
in National Day speeches or slogans, the water is flowing again, and the
Canton Fair opens on 15 November. This may however be only a tactical
lull and could
tactical lull and could end with Canton Fair on 15 December. In my view
therefore it is vital to seize the opportunity which this lull presents
of solving problems connected with our representation here as we may
find ourselves back in chaos in the New Year. -
3. At present we are waiting to see whether Chinese will make any reply
to your letter to Ch-en Yi, and hoping Pakistani intervention may help.
I think we must wait a little longer but should be thinking of any
initiatives we could take to get things moving. The most effective
gesture on our part may be some concession over Hong Kong. The Chinese
seem to be making real efforts to damp things down there and though this
is no doubt mainly for their own reasons they may think we owe them
something in return. Would a partial amnesty, covering journalists at
any rate, be possible? This would most likely do the trick,
4. Action to remove mutual restrictions on movements though a separate
subject might also be the key to the puzzle. I have suggested in a
letter to Mr. Delamare that we should consider taking initiative in
London. The semi closure of Chinese trade office possibly presents a
suitable context.
Foreign Office please pass Hong Kong 36.
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Police supervision of Chinese offices
The Chinese have clearly decided to make as much propaganda as they can
out of the police watch on their Offices.
2. Mr. Jay, of Vickers Zimmer, has been in touch with Mr. Ho,t the
Chinese Commercial Office, who is now apparently in residence in
Portland Place, about visas for engineers going to Lanchow. Mr. Ho,
having produced the usual spiel about atrocities in Hong Kong, informed
Mr. Jay that the Chinese were finding it imposs- ible to do any
commercial work on account of the police who are surrounding their
offices.
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FOREIGN OFFICE, 8.N.1.
27 September, 1967.
Thank you for your letter IMG/67 222/1053/1 of 20 September about
extensions of stay for four smployees of the Bank of China.
2.
I fear that there may have been some misunder- standing about our policy
towards entry visas and extensions of stay for members of the various
Chinese organisations in London. We asked you not to approve entry visas
for the Manager and Deputy Manager of the Bank of China, who were
returning here from leave. for the specific reason that the Chinese were
creat- ing difficulties over exit and entry visas for the Manager and
Deputy Manager in Shanghai of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Wank, We also
saked that no approval should be given to entry visas for replacements
to the N.C.N.Ã, office in London and that approval for extensions of
stay for those members of the N.C.H.A. now in London should be delayed
because of the way in which the Chinese have been using the .C.X.A. as a
propaganda wespen to promote terrorism in Hong Kong and, more
specifically, because the Chinese have placed under house arrest the
Reuters correspondent in Peking. It was not our intention at the time
that all viens should be refused or all applications for extensions of
stay be deferred,
3. For a number of reasons, we consider that wo should not defer
approval for the present applications any further, Providing you agree,
I should be grateful therefore if the applications for the four
concerned could now be approved, and I should also be grateful if you
could let us know as soon as possible if you receive any further
applications for extensions of stay for members of the Bank of Chim or
any other Chinese official organisations in this country.
I. I. R. Rogers Esq.,
Home Office,
Princeton House.
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Thank you for your letter I#/6722/1053/1
of 20 September about extensions of stay for
four employees of the Bank of China.
I may have been I misunderstanding
2. I fear that there has been some confuled on
about our policy towards entry visas and exten-
met bers if sions of stay for the
Zihe various Chinese organis-
ations in London. We asked you not to approve
entry visas for the Manager and Deputy Manager
of the Bank of China, who were returning here
from leave, for the specific reason that the
Chinese were creating difficulties over exit
and entry visas for the Manager and Deputy
Manager if Shanghai of the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank. We also asked that no approval should be
given to entry visas for replacements to the
N.C.N.4. office in London and that approval for
extensions of stay for those members of the
N.C..A. now in London should be delayed because
of the way in which the Chinese have been using
the N.C.N.A. as a propaganda weapon to promote
terrorism in Hong Kong and, more specifically,
Vecause the Chinese have placed under house
arrest the Reuters correspondent in Peking. It
was not our intention at the time that all visas
should be refused or all applications for
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3. For a number of reasons, we consider that
we should not defer approval for the present
applications any further. Providing you agree,
Should
e grateful therefore if the applications
for the four concerned could now be approved,
and I should also be grateful if you could let
cas soon as possi
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us know if you receive any further applications
for extensions of stay for members of the Bank
of China or any ther Chinese official organis-
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Extensions of Stav for Chinese Employed in the
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Problem
The Home Office have been delaying approval for exten-
sions of stay for four expatriate staff of the London Office
of the Bank of China. One of these applications has been
outstanding since 26 July. We must now decide our policy
towards these and similar future applications.
Recommendation
2. I recommend that these and future applications for
extensions of stay for the expatriate staff of the Bank of China should
be approved. Draft letter to the Home Office
attached.
Background and Argument
Two
3. The Home Office have just told us that they have been delaying
approval for four applications for extensions of
stay for Chinese staff of the Bank of China in London.
of those who have applied have service passports, the other two ordinary
passports. One of these applications was made
as long ago as 26 July.
members of the Bank of China of whom three are travelling
There are at present seven expatriate
service passports.
on
4. The Home Office seem to have assumed that we would wish
approval for these applications to be deferred. It is perhaps
not unreasonable that they should have done so since we have
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already asked them to delay approval of entry visas for
the Manager and Deputy Manager of the Bank returning from
leave in China. We have also asked them to delay approval
for visas for any replacement members of the N.C.N.A. Office
in London and to delay approval for the renewal of residence
permits for members of the N.C.N.A.
5. The cases of entry visas for the two Bank of China
officials which have been delayed and the treatment of the
N.C.N.A. as a whole are, however, quite separate from the
problem of residence permits for Bank officials now in this
country. Visas for the Manager and the Deputy Manager of
the Bank were deliberately delayed because the Chinese had
created difficulties over an exit permit for the Branch
Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai and
an entry visa for the new Deputy Manager in Shanghai. The
N.C.N.A. visas and residence permits were delayed because of
the way in which the N.C.N.A. has been used to incite terrorism
in Hong Kong and also, more particularly, because of the
treatment of the Reuters correspondent in Peking -
6. I do not think that we can achieve anything by entering
into a general residence permit war with the Chinese. Indeed,
to do so detracts from the value of taking action in selected
cases in retaliation for Chinese actions against British
subjects in China. I therefore consider that the present
applications should be approved. In addition, by doing this,
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we may help to unfreeze the issue of exit visas for members
of our Mission in Peking.
Mr Bolland
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