(b) Thereafter the Chinese Mission in London should
be informed by Note. We should decide in the light
of Mr. Hopson's report of his démarche whether to
summon the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires to receive
the Note or simply send it round by hand.
(c) Cur publicity should be on the lines of the
attached draft telegram.
News Department concur.
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Background and Argument
2.
The background is set out in detail in my submission
of 2 November and summarised in the Secretary of State's H↑
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3. Given the temperament of Mr. Shen P'ing, the Chinese
Chargé d'Affaires here, he is unlikely to react with any
particular grace to a personal intimation that the restric-
tions are to be relaxed. It may be, however, that in the light
of Mr. Hopson's report of his démarche there will be points
A call by which we could usefully stress to the Chinese.
Mr. Shen P'ing would provide an opportunity.
that a decision on this should be postponed until after we
have had Kr. Hopson's report.
I think, however,
4. The Chargé d'Affaires in Peking has emphasised that the
relaxation of the restrictions should be done as quietly as
possible, since in this way there is the best hope of attracting a
corresponding gesture from the Chinese. Unfortunately there
is a Parliamentary Question down for answer on 13 November
about the prospects of improving our relations with China.
Any reference to the fact that we had informed the Chinese
of our decision to relax restrictions would certainly attract
publicity. It is best therefore to postpone Mr. Hopson's démarche until
14 November. It seems unlikely that the
Chinese on their side will make public our decision to relax
restrictions before it is put into effect. If they do, the
line in the second draft telegram should, I hope, still be
relevant. There is of course the horrid possibility that
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they might make it public in terms which indicated that
much more is expected of us, e.g. over Hong Kong, before
there could be any return to normal in our relations.
this is a risk we shall have to accept.
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Janne Munay.
(James Lurray)
10 November, 1967
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The Prime Minister has seen your minute of
7 November about the relaxation or restrictions on
Chinese in London and fully agrees with the proposal in that minute. He
assumes, (correctly) that the
Home Secretary would welcome some relief from the
burden placed upon the police.
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2. On this assumption, the Prime Minister sees no
need to bring this matter berore your Cabinet colleagues
and suggests that we should now go ahead on the basis
set out in the minute.
3. There is therefore nothing in your Cabinet
folder on this item. The department will now set the
necessary wheels in motion.
allen
J).m.) ay
8 November, 1967.
See ili ilurray andersson of 10 November
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November 8, 1967
As I told you, the Prime Minister has seen the Foreign Secretary's
minute PM/67/100 of November 7 about proposed relaxation of restrictions
on the Chinese Diplomatic Mission
in London.
He agrees with the action proposed by the Foreign Secretary. On the
assumption, which he draws from the final paragraph of Mr. Brown's
minute, that the Home Secretary is also in agreement, the Prime Minister
sees no need for Mr. Brown to put these views orally to Cabinet, as
proposed in paragraph 6 of his minute, unless he sees any compelling
reason to do só.
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I asked Burke Trend what he thought would be
the best way for you to consult your colleagues.
He agreed that in view of likely criticism
in Parliament you should at least inform your
Cabinet colleagues. He thought the best way
might be to send a minute to the P.M. setting
out your proposal and suggesting, subject to his agreement, that you
raise this in Cabinet
on Thursday.
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2. I attach a minute to the P.M. (I have
had it done in final form to save time but
please do not hesitate to change it if you
wish). If the P.M. agrees to this tomorrow,
we might circulate your minute to your Cabinet
colleagues for their information. You could
then raise the question orally at Thursday's
Cabinet.
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7 November, 1967
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CHINA : RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS
The Secretary of State has decided that he should
inform his colleagues about the recommendations for the
relaxation of restrictions on the Chinese officials in
this country.
2. The Secretary to the Cabinet has told the Private
Secretary that, in his view, the best way for the Secretary
of State to consult his colleagues would be by raising it
in Cabinet on 9 November; but that first the Secretary of
State should send a minute to the Prime Minister explaining
the proposal.
3. I attach a draft minute from the Secretary of State
to the Prime Kinister.
Imati semalam.
Now
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James T. Lumay
(James Kurray)
7 Noverber, 1967
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JAYAMION OF BESTRICTI NS
You wi'l recall that as a result of the sucking
of our office . 'eking list uust we imposed
aditional extrictions on the members of the
Chinese Miaciun here. They were forbidden to travel
mo. a thin 5 miles from Central London without
advance notifia.t.on,
N e uired (by an Order-in-
Council) to h ve xit poimils for leaving; the
country. These restrictions were enforced by police
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surveillance. The inese, who even bufore the
8.ckin, of tiv. office nid by adrinistrative means
prevented som, of our people from leaving, riported
by confinin, our lesion to the very limited area
of their dwellin 8 and offices, and by : efusing exit
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permits. Since then a schoulchildren and two
premart
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been allowed out.
2. On 2ctober the Chinese inistry of Forei,n
'ffairs indicated to pur Char é d' ́ffaires,
T. H ̧son, that to me would be no easing of the
present Chinese restrict.ons until we had lifted
our suurt rertrictions, completely disregarding
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the sacking of cur 18816, they porversely a. ¿ued
that since we were tha irst to 1.pose widit.onal
restrictions, we ust be the first to relax them.
r.opron is convinced that the Chinese will not
tudge from this position and that the could not be
brought to negotiate a procedure of reciprocal
relavation18,
Jạ thinks, nowever, that if we were
to decide on a unilateral and substantial relaxation
and give the Chinese .dvw.ce notification, they
would respond with act.cn on their art; and that
this was wh. they were in off ct conveying to him.
3. Our &nctions squins: the hinese are not, and
ca.ot be, of such severity and eToctiveness as to
force a change in olity on the Chinese. They could
sit things out indefinitel.. Te cunot, he a not
reasonably ..ak our "ission to put up indefinitely
with their present trials. One of the wives has
already had a severe breakdown - and been refused
en exit urba oreover, as lon; s unis issue
persiɛts, we can ot hope to pro ress towards more
norwl dealin's with the lines on e.¿. trade,
I think, therfore, that we should now make some
relaxation of our restrictiune unil terally. Now
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hope of settling other outstanding isɛus with the Chinese, e... the
detention of the keuters correspondent, lay in the general improvement
of atmo: here which a mutual relaxation of restrictions
might bring about.
6. If you agree, I propose to put there views
orally to my colleagues in Cabinet on 9 November, 7. The Home Secr try
has already drawn to my
attention the burden which surveillance of the
Chinese is "lacing on the
etropolitan Police Force
and expressed te hope that there will be some early
relief from the strain.
G. A. DROWN
7 Moverbor. 1967.
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Prime Minister
from
Secretary of
State.
Insert Telephone No. & Ext. when appropriate.
CHINA : RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS
You will recell that as a result of the
sacking of our Office in Peking last August
we imposed additional restrictions on the members
of the Chinese Kission here They were forbidden
(from Cental honoton >
to travel more than 5 miles sithout advance
notification, and required (by an Order-in-Council
to have exit permits for leaving the country.
These restrictions were enforced by police
surveillance.
The Chinese, who even before the
sacking of the Office had by administrative
means prevented some of our people from leaving,
riposted by confining our Kission to the very
limited area of their dwellings and offices,
and by refusing axit permits. Since then only
schoolchildren and two pregnant wives have been
allowed out.
2. On 20 October the Chinese Ministry of
Foreign Affairs indicated to our Chargé d'Affaires my_Hopton,
that there would be no essing of the present
Chinese restrictions until we had lifted our
August restrictions. Completely disregarding
the sacking of our Kission, they perversely
argued that since we were the first to impose
additional restrictions, we must be the first
to relax them. Kr. Hopson is convinced that
the Chinese will not budge from this position
and that they could not be brought to negotiate
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a procedure of reciprocal relaxations.
thinks, however that if we were to decide on a
unilateral and substantial relaxation and give
the Chinese advance notification, they would
respond with action on their part; and that this
Convert Lang
was what they were in affect seving to him.
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3. Cur sanctions against the Chinese are not,
and cannot be, of such severity and effective-
ness as to force a change in policy on the
Chinese. They could sit things out indefinitely.
Te cannot. We cannot reasonably ask our Hission
to put up indefinitely with their present trials.
ne of the wives has already had a severe
breakdown and been refused an exit permit.
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Koreover, as long as this issue persists, we
cannot hope to progress towards more normal
dealings with the Chinese on e.g. trade. I
think, therefore, that we should now make some
relaxation of our restrictions unilaterally.
Now would seem a good time for an attempt towards
a mutual diamantling of restrictions:
"moderates" seem to be gaining control in Peking,
and would presumably welcome some show of a
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return to normality in time for the Canton Trade
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4. Te must olearly retain the requirement for
exit permits. We could, however, relax the
travel restrictions either;
(a) by returning to our pre-August 35-mile
travel limit; or
(b) by imposing a 12-mile limit, this
being the pre-August limit for our
Kission in Feking.
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Course (b) Guld give us the satisfaction of
insisting on exact reciprocity. But Ir. Hopson
has pressed strongly for course (a), arguing
that, since course (b) would not represent a
full return to the status quo, it would be
unlikely to elicit full respnse from the
Chinese. Albeit reluctantly, I have come to
the conclusion that this is correct. I we
were to relax the travel restrictions, we would
also dispenso with the police surveillance.}
5. A unilateral relaxation would of course
be an act of faith as we cannot be sure that
it would produce results from the Chinese side.
But standing pat will not produce results
either; and I think our action would he
defensible both in Farliament and elsewhere
if we made it clear that if there was no respons
from Paking or more trouble there, we should
again impose the restrictions. We might also
say that our best hope of settling other out-
standing issues with the Chinese, e.g. the
detention of the Reuters correspondent, lay in
the general improvement of atmosphere which a
mutual relaxation of restrictions might bring
about.
6. If you agree,
propose to put these
views orally to my colleagues in Cabinet en
9 November.
7. The Hore Secretary has already drawn to
my attention the burden which surveillance of
the Chinese is placing on the Metropolitan
Police Force and expressed the hope that there
will he some early relief from the strain.
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