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#hen you called on the Deportment before your return to Taiwan you asked to be sent Jetails of the new guidelines we have adopted for issuing entry visas to "Nationalist" Chinese,

2. For practical purposes six estegories of individuals are distinguished:

(a) Private individuals who is ve no connexion with any

"Nationalist" organis. tion.

(b) Individuals who are officials of "Nationaliьt" government

controlled organizations, such as the Taiwan Power Company, which although state-owned, operute for purely business purposes, i.e. they are equivalent to British k☺ilways or the Central Electricity Generating Board in this ecuntry.

teoma etc., claimin, to represent the "Republic of China".

(a) Officials of the Taiwan Provincial or Taipah Municipal

Authorities, who do not come under categories (e) and (f) below.

(e) Officials of departments of the "Nationalist" government which are concerned purely with trading and economic affairs e.g. the Textiles Levulopment Committee in the Ministry of "conomic Affairs.

(r) officials of other departner ts of the "Tationalist"

government, including "istionaliɛt" Ambassadors abroad.

The position now is that visas ill be rented unconditionally to those in categoric. (a), (b) erå (4), and to those in category (c) provided an agreement can be reached whereby reference to the *Republic of China" can be avoided. In general, visas will be granted to those in cutegory (a), but we stall wish to scrutinize each particular applie: tion in the light of all the circumstances prevailing at the time Those in category (f) will be refused

visas unless:

(1) they are attending a conference in the United

Kingdom of a United Nationa Agency;

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they come under United Nations sponsorship;

they come as tourists in a private capacity for

■ short period and give an undertaking (which, incidentally, we could not legally enforce) to engage in no political activity while they are

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4. These guidelines, which were approved in June, change our earlier position by easing the restrictions on those in categories (ă) and (e). Formerly they could not visit the United Kingdom in their official capacities.

5. The change for category (d) was made in order to remove the anomaly of excluding officials of the Provincial and Municipal authorities to whom you are accredited.

6. The reason for the change in category (e) is solely in the interests of trade. Since most Taiwan trade is either run or closely involved with the state, we were putting British firms under an unreasonable handicap in denying them contact here with influential officials.

The change in this category was considered to have some importance in relation to implied recognition. However we concluded that if questioned in Parliament we could argue that each time we issue a visa or affidavit we deny recognition afresh by refusing to accept a "Nationalist" passport. More serious is the possible Chinese reaction to this relaxation; but as the existence of the Consulate in Tamsui already gives them ample scope to accuse us of a "two-China" policy, we thought that the admission of a few officials from "Nationalist" Ministries concerned exclusively with trading and economic affairs would not substantially worsen our position.

8. Just after the new guidelines had been drawn up we decided not to issue a visa to Mr. James Wei, Director of the Government Information Office in Taipei. At the time this was regarded as a test case. Two Members of Parliament argued that Mr. Wei's visit would be private, but he had applied in his official capacity and we took this to be an adequate reason for refusing entry. Had he applied as a tourist the decision might have been different. Te prefer not to be too restrictive on this question, but, as you know, we always have to keep an eye on Peking. Though it may often be possible to grant a visa to those in category (1), provided they have applied as private individuals for a short visit, we would wish to scrutinize each case, Some applications coming under category (e) will be entirely straightforward, but as borderline cases will be frequent it will be best to refer to London all such cases, and any others about which you are in any doubt. We would in any case like to have warning of the arrival of Nationalist visitors who might turn out to be controversial even though they fall within categories to which we do not raise objection.

(J. B. Denson) Far Eastern Department

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(9) Private jadividual who have no conmagine with any "Natimatist" organization.

(6) had writuals who are officials of "Nationalist government controlled organizations, such as the Taiwan Power Company, which although state-owned, operate for purely business purpised/, l.e. they are equivalent to British Railways on the central Electricity generating Board in mis country,

(c) / Members of delegations to international trade tais, sports teams etc., claiming to reppesent the "Republic of China".

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with trading and exmovies affairs -e.g. the Textiles Development Committee in the Ministry of

Economic Affairs.

(f) Officials of other departments of the "Nationalist" government, we lading "Nationalht"

Ambuscadors abroad,

3. The position now is that visas/will be granted to unconditionally to those in categoria (9),(b) and (d), and to those in category (s) praided an agreement can be reached whereby reference to the "Republic of China" can be avoided. In general, vines will be granted to Mose in category (e), b

but we shall wish to scrutininge each particular application in the light of all the cire unstareg prevailing at the time. Those in category

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Mr. Chan-Chien Chan, a Nationaldat Chinese has applied for a visa to visit the United Kingdom. I enclose copy of his application form. Je would sen strong political objection to the isspa of a visa to him.

2. ne have recently fermulated new internal guidelines an the admission of Nationalist Chinese, As you know, we do not recognise the Nationalist authorities on Taiwan, Our trade with the Teople's Republic of China far exceeds the volume of trade we could ever hope to do with Taiwan. The Chinese Government is particularly sensitive about any action which might imply reosgnition, however limited, of the Nationalist authorities. It is our policy therefore to avoid so far as possible diving grounds for accusations that we are giving even tacit recognition. This is reflected in the criteria we have adapted. For practical purposes we distinguish six sategories of parsons:

(a)

(b)

(e)

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Private individuals and businessmen who imve no connection with any Nationalist organisation;

Individuals who are officials of Nationalist government centrolled organisations, such as the Taiwan Power Company, which although state-owned, operated for purely business purposes, 1.e. they are equivalent to British Railways of the Central Electricity Generating Board in this country;

Bembers of delegations to intern¬tional trade fairs, sports teams, etc., cănining to represent the "Republic of China";

Officials of the Taiwan Provincial or Taipeh Municipal Authorities, who do not come under astagories (a) and (F) below;

Officials of departments of tnc nutionalist government which are cenoërned purely with trading and economic affairs - 0.8. the Textiles Development Committee in the Ministry of Economic Affairs;

(1) Officials of other departments of the Nationalist government,

including Nationalist Azbasaɔdors abroad.

Under existing practice we should reise no objection to the grant of visas to those in astagories (a) and and to those in catagory

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(e) provided an agreement could be recebed whereby reference to the "Republic of China" could be avoided. For commerciṣ1 reasons" only, we would raise no objection to category (d). Sinos Hall. Consul in Tamsui is accredited to the provincial authorities of Taiwan, it would be anomalous to exclude category (4) provincial officials. že accept category (a) as a calculated risk.

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visas are not stamped in Betionalist passports, and affidavita are i"sued. This in itself is a denial of recognition though the Nationalist authorities could publisk¢the visits if they wished.

Le still oppose the issue of visas to persons in category Calessi

(1) they are attending a conference in the United Kingdom of a

United Nations egenGY;

(ii) they osue under U.HI. sponsorship; (11)

(111) they come as tourists in a private capacity for a shart

period.

Br. Cham-Chien Chax falls clearly into category (f). Tot only is he a member of the Legislative Yuen; he is Commandant of the National dær College and Director of a section of the Central Committee of the I.M,T., the ruling party. He claims that he wants to study "social welfare". Even if this is correct, he would be in a position to make contact with overseas Chinese and his visit could cause sa considerable embarrassaɔnt. I trust therefore that you will agree that a visa should not be issued to Mr. Chan.

5. I hope you will find these confidential guidelines, which have been spɔroved by Tinisters, helpful, In future cases, you sy

assume that any objection we raise to an individual is because he does not fall inte one of the special cutegories in para. 2 (a) to (a) above,

(J. 3. Dansen ) Far Eastern Department

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Mr. Chun-Chien Chen, a Nationalist Chinese has applied for a visa to visit the

United Kingdom. enclose a copy of his

application form. We would see strong poli-

to hum tical objectigne to the issue of a visa, 2. We have recently formulated new internal

guidelines on the eritevie for the admission

of Nationalist Chinese. As you know, we do

not recognise the Nationalist authorities

on Taiwan. Our trade with the People's Republic of China far exceeds the volume of

ever

trade we could hope to do with Taiwan.

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action which might imply recognition, however

libited, of the Nationalist authorities, on-

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This is directly-reflected in the

criteria we have adopted' for the granting of

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views. For practical purposes aix categories

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(a) Private individuals and businessmen who

Nationaliet have no connection with any Nationalist

organisation;

(b) Individuals who are officials of

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Nationalist government controlled organisa-

tione, such as the Taiwan Power Company, which

although state-owned, operated for purely

business purposes, i.e. they are equivalent to British Railways or the Central Electricity

Generating Board in this country;

trade fairs, sports teams, etc., claiming to

represent the "Republic of China";

(a) Officials of the Taiwan Provincial op

Taipeh Municipal Authorities, who do not come

under categories (e) and (f) below;

(e) Officials of departments of the Nationa

government which are concerned purely

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(f) Officials of other departments of the Nationalist government, including Nationalis

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granted to those in categories (a) and (b)

unconditi_cally, and to those in category (c) provided an agreement/could be reached where by

reference to the "Republic of China" could be

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Since H.M. Consul/in Tamsui is accredited to

the provincial authorities of Taiwan, it would jewicy, it would

be anomalous to fexclude/provif.^"l officials.

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category (f) unless:

(1) they are attending a conference in the

United Kingdom of a United Nations agency;

(11) they come under U. sponsorship; or

(iii) they come as tourists in a private orpa-

cily for a short period.

Mr. Chun-Chien Chan falle clearly into category

(f). Not only é he a member of the Legislative

Yuan; he is Comandant of the National War

Cenrical Commun fix of the) College and Jirector of a section of the K

the ruling party. He claims that he wants to Colle study "social welfare". Even if this is true,

be in a posolim to make content wor

to contact overseas Chinese

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and hi visit could cause us considerable

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Visa application by Mr. James Wei

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The Embassy in Athens asked for authority to grant a

two-day visa to enable Mr. James Wei, the Chinese Nationalist

Director of the Information Goverment office in Taipei to

come to this country to visit Sir William Teeling, M.P. and

Mr. Charles S. Wong of the Free Chinese Centre. In

accordance with guidelines agreed by Ministers we informed

the Home Office that as Mr. Wei was (and had described himself

as) an official of the "Nationalist" Central Government who

did not fall into the category of officials concerned mainly

with trade, we recommended against the issue of a visa.

Representations have been made to the Home Office and to us

by Sir William Teeling, M.P., and Mr. Albert Roberts, M.P.,

that a visa be granted on the grounds that this is a private

visit and that they will give an assurance on Mr. Wei's

behalf that he will not engage in political activities.

may approach Mr. Foley in the House this evening.

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2. I recommend that we maintain our decision to refuse the

viea.

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3. Mr. Rodgers agreed the guidelines on the issue of visas

set out in my submission of 28 May (copy attached), which sets

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out the background.

Mr. Wei falls into the category of

officials referred to in paragraph of that submission.

He is clearly a fairly prominent official of the Central

"Nationalist" Government. (We allow in officials of the

Provincial Government of Taiwan as our Consul is accredited

to it.) His presence here might well be picked up by the

press. In view of our present strained relations with

Peking we should do nothing which might rebound on our Mission

and other British subjects in China. Such a visit could have

this effect as the Chinese are particularly sensitive about

Taiwan.

4 Sir W. Teeling M.F., who is the leader of the "Formosa

lobby", and Mr. A. Roberts M.P. have pointed out that two

of Mr. Wei's predecessors paid visits to this country to see

M.P.8. It has not been possible to check this at short

notice but no-one in the Department recalls it having taken

place within the last three years. It is also true that

under the guidelines (paragraph 2(iii) of my submission under

reference), if Mr. Wel had applied as a tourist in a private

capacity we might have been prepared to grant a visa. Even

in these circumstances, however, we might have had reservations

on this occasion in view of the very delicate situation in

Peking. He applied in his official capacity; and in these

circumstances I do not consider that we should bend the guide-

lines and risk adverse repercussions in Peking by letting him

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If there are Parliamentary Questions about our refusal,

our decision can be fully justified on the grounds that he

applied as an official of a Government that we do not recognise.

His position is quite different from that of M.P.a visiting

Formosa as they, together with other British citizens, are

generally free to travel where they wish and their presence

in a country does not constitute a mark of British

recognition.

5. Mr. Wilkinson concurs in the recommendation.

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commercial benefit would result from allowing

individuals in this category to #isit Britain.

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is to remove the anomaly whereby, although our

Consul in Peness is accredited to the Provincial

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were removed.

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have been presting for a change, in mot print potangy. We might say Rs British Industries, test, while, we cannot majes per offrire sanch of to wything which right he has to infly as any more towpedo implicit recognition of the

"Nationalist" authorities, and while we must

continue to treat much individu i vige applies-

are preferred mshaft

tion on its merits, we preneo- to tike a more

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that to hated wach to schisiga each port cumlar offlection

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in the light off

all thy comernblomerus perailing at the home liberal attitude towards officials whose major

concern is with tradey. The change in our

attitude wouldp=however, besona anpapert bed

to the "Nationalist" Authorities and to

individual Boitier Compentes in the sourse

of time as "Nationalist ** ficials were sported

Number of individuals likely to be affected

Our present attitude is known both to the

"Nationalist" authorities and to British

companies, so that very few applications are

received from Nationalist" officials. Past

figures can thus be no guide. A reasonable

estimate of the annual numbers involved would

be about a score or two dozen. We should, of

course, retain the right and the means to

restrict the numbers of visas issued to any

level considered desirable.

Publicity

5. Our present golicy has prevented visits

by "Nationalist" officials and official

delegations. The "Nationalists" leve, however,

publicized the visits of individual British

Members of Parliament to Formosa, and we avat

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expect them to publicike any official visits ly ful to Britain. Any individual British companies

who hosted such visits would also, of course,

be able to publicize the in this country.

Reaction in Peking

5. The Chinese Government have made it very

clear that they regard Hong Kong as the crux

of Anglo-Chinese relations. Should they wish

to raise the question of Pornosa in addition,

розви the pregare of the Consul in Pangår would gives

thea ample excuse. I do not believe that visits

by a few "Rationalist" officials concerned with

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trade would materially worsen our position

in the way that

vis-à-vis the Chinese as-would, for instance,

the sale of military equipment to the

"Nationalists" work.

7. After careful consideration of the points

ataman big

raised by Mr. Rodgers, I do not wiek to alter my

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original recommendation should be

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application.

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2 JUL 1968

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Visits of Businessmen and Officials from Formosa

Mr.Rodgers has raised various points in connexion with

the recommendations in my submission of 28 May about visitors

from Formosa.

Category (8)

Provincial and Municipal Officials

2. It is unlikely that any significant commercial benefit

would result from allowing individuals in this category to

visit Britain. The object of the liberalization in this case

is to remove the anomaly whereby, although our Consul in

Tameui is accredited to the Provincial and Municipal

Authorities on Formosa, we refuse to allow visits by officials

of those authorities. The situation of our Consul is far from

easy; and it would be well to be consistent in our approach.

Our position of recognising the Provincial and Kunicipal

authorities, but not the "Nationalist" régime, would be the

more explicable in Formosa if this particular anomaly were

removed. It is unlikely that, in practice, the officials

concerned will wish to visit the United Kingdom. (If we

were to relax restrictions on "Nationalist" government

officials concerned with trade, but not on Formosan provincial

officials, we should find ourselves in the even more anomalous

position of allowing into the U.K. officials with whom the

Consul is not in touch, and debarring those with whom he is

regularly in touch.)

Who will know of our change of policy?

The criteria are for our own guidance. But we should

need to say something to the British National Export Council

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and the Confederation of British Industries, who have been

pressing for a change in our present policies. We might say

that, while we cannot give official sanction to anything

which might be taken to imply our recognition of the

"Nationalist" régime, we are prepared to adopt a more liberal

attitude towards officials whose major concern is with trade;

but we shall wish to scrutinize each particular application

in the light of all the circumstances prevailing at the time.

The BNEC and the C.B.I. (and individual British firms) would

in their turn no doubt inform their "Nationalist" contacts

that it was now worth applying for visas for government

officials, since they might now be granted.

Number of individuals likely to be affected

4. Our present attitude is known both to the "Nationalist"

authorities and to British companies, so that very few applica-

tione are received from "Nationalist" officials. Past figures

can thus be no guide. A reasonable estimate of the annual

numbers involved would be about a score or two dozen.

should, of course, retain the right and the means to restrict

the numbers of visas issued to any level considered desirable.

Publicity

5. Our present policy has prevented visits by "Nationalist"

officiala and official delegations. The "Nationalists" have,

however, publicized the visits of individual British Members

of Parliament to Formosa, and we must expect them to publicize

any visits by officials to Britain. Any individual British

companies or trade organisations who hosted such visits would,

of course, be able to publicize them in this country.

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Reaction in Peking

6. The Chinese Government have made it very clear that they

regard Hong Kong as the crux of Anglo-Chinese relations.

Should they wish to raise the question of Formosa in addition,

the presence of the Consul in Tarraui gives them ample excuse.

I do not believe that visits by a few "Nationalist" officials

concerned with trade would materially worsen our position

vis-à-vis the Chinese

in the way that, for instance, the

sale of military equipment to the "Nationalists" would.

After careful consideration of the points raised by

Mr. Rodgers, I stand by my original recommendation that we

should be ready in principle to relax restrictions in respect

of "Nationalist government officials primarily concerned with

trade. But I would add the rider that we should carefully

scrutinize the circumstances of each application.

Jame

Murray

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30 MAY 1968

Mr. Densop

Mr. Murray

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In view of the visa applications at Flags B and

NTFC you suggested that we put up a submission seeking

a liberalization of our attitude to officials of "Nationalist" organizations concerned exclusively with trade. I attach a draft in which I have also

sought to remove the anomaly of excluding Provincial and Municipal officials,

Fatherland

J. Sharland) 16 May, 1968

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22/1/13 Submission has gone sup.

Mary.

28.5.

Mr. Wilkinson

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VISITS OF BUSINESSMEN AND OFFICIALS PROL FORMOSA

Mr. Denson's minute of 5 October, 1967, explains in

general terms the criteria we use to determine whether or

not to recommend, on political grounds, the refusal of a visa

to a particular visitor from Formosa. For practical purposes

six categories of individual can be distinguished:

(a) Private individuals and businessmen who have no connexion

with any "Nationalist" organisation.

(b) Individuals who are officials of "Nationalist" government

controlled organisations, such as the Taiwan Power

Company, which although state-owned, operate for purely

business purposes, i.e. they are equivalent to British

Railways or the Central Electricity Generating Board

in this country.

sports teams, etc., claiming to represent the "Republic

of China".

(d) officials of the Taiwan Provincial or Taipeh Municipal

Authorities, who do not come under categories (e) and

(f) below.

(e) Officials of departments of the "Nationalist" government

which are concerned purely with trading and economic

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affairs e.g. the Textiles Development Committee in

the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

(f) Officials of other departments of the "Nationalist"

government, including "Nationalist" Ambassadors

abroad.

Those

Under existing practice visas would be granted to those in categories (a) and (b) unconditionally, and to those in category (c) provided an agreement could be reached whereby

reference to the "Republic of China" could be avoided.

in categories (d), (e) and (f) would be refused visas unless (1) they were attending a conference in the United

Kingdom of a United Nations Agency;

(ii) they came under United Nations sponsorship; or

(iii) they came as tourists in a private capacity for

a short period and gave an undertaking (which, incidentally, we could not legally enforce) to engage in no political activity while they were

here.

Recommendation

3. I recommend that we ease the restrictions on categories

(d) and (e) so that they may visit this country in their

official capacities. There need be no change in the treatment

of the other categories.

Argument

4+ It is an anomaly that we should exclude officials of the Provincial and Municipal authorities on Formosa (category (d))

since it is to those authorities that H.M. Consul in Tamsui is

/accredited.

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accredited. While it is true that Formosa is even more

anxious than we are that the Consul should remain there,

there is no reason why we should gratuitously weaken his

position. The question of implied recognition does not arise.

Whatever we may be conceding has already been conceded by

H.M. Congul's accreditation.

5. In the case of category (e), however, the question of

implied recognition is of major importance. Since British

visas cannot be granted in "Nationalist" passports: affidavits

are drawn up for the purpose.

whenever we issue a visa to a "Nationalist" Chinese we deny

recognition afresh by refusing to accept his passport.

It is arguable, therefore, that

6. A more serious danger is the possible Chinese reaction.

We could not prevent the "Nationalists", in whose interest it

is that Anglo-Chinese relations should be as difficult as

possible, from publicising visite of their officials to this

country. It is therefore unlikely that Peking would for long

remain ignorant of the shift in our policy. The presence of

the Consul in Tamaui, however, already gives the Chinese ample

scope to accuse us of a "two-China policy" at any time they

choose. It is unlikely therefore that the admission of a few

officials from "Nationalist" Ministries concerned exclusively

with trading and economic affairs would substantially worsen

our position.

The reason for recommending a relaxation of the restric-

tions is entirely commercial. We must increase exporta; and,

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while our trade with Formosa is still on a very small

scale, the Formosa market is expanding rapidly. By far

the largest proportion of Formosa trade is closely controlled,

if not directly run, by or through "Nationalist" government

ministries and organisations. If we continue to prevent

their officials from paying visita to companies here, we are

open to the charge of denying to British firms useful and

influential contacts and thus frustrating their attempts to

expand exports. Some of the firms concerned are likely to

contest our present rules. There is at present an outstanding

application involving a central government official which might

be made a test case.

8. If the recommendation is approved I do not think our

position over Formosa will be any more difficult to defend in

public and in Parliament than it has been in the past. We

shall merely have given added weight to the question of the

encouragement of exports. No question of basic principle is

involved.

Jane Manage

(James Murray) 28 Kay, 1968

Su E. Pick

I am under fairly steady fusson from

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Dear Joh

30th May, 1968

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5 JUN 1968

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I have seen a letter from Richard Harsh of the C.B.I. to Mr. Wilkinson about entry visas for members of an economic mission from Taipei.

We knew that these Taiwanfavere likely to want to come to the U.K. They mentioned, before leaving Taiwan, to the Vice Consul, Mr. Brereton, that they would like to come to the U.K. as private visitors. There is no

You may reason, of course, why they cannot do business on a private visit. possibly know that a consortium of British banks would be prepared to finance the order to provide a power station, which Mr. Marsh mentions in his letter. The visit of this party also follows hard upon a report which I noticed recently from the British Delegation to the last meeting of the Industrial Committee of the Economic Com ission for Asia and the Far East. The Taiwan Delegation had then mentioned, in informal conversation, that they were trying to move their trade more and more in the direction of Western Europe to counter-balance their dependence on Japan and the U.S. This is a good market. Taiwan is no longer receiving overseas aid and apart from the political risks, which I am afraid one must take into account in very many world markets, there ought to be prospects for very substantial trade expansion, if once we can get a hold. The West German: particularly will not be slow to take advantage of opportunities and I hope, very much, that it may be found possible to give visas to the members of the party mentioned by Mr. Marsh.

Jam

(Dr. Ina S. Russell)

John Denson, Esq., Foreign Office, Downing Street,

3.W.1

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30 May, 1968

I laly received the letter from Richard Marsh, to which you referred in your letter to me of 27 Kay, about

-guonomic mission from Taiwan.

...e are going into the matter urgently ...nd I shall keep you both in touch with developmenta.

xichael Monta:ue,

B.N.E... Asia,

(P.Ă. #ilkinson)

6-14 Jean Farrar Street,

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I duly received the letter from

Richard Marsh, to which you referred in

your letter to me of 27 May, about an

economic mission from Taiwan.

2. We are going into the matter

bot urgently and I shall keep you/in touch

with developments.

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May 28, 1968

dear Wilkinner,

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In the light of my unofficial Link with the Free Chi- nese organisation in London, I rang you yesterday about the possibility of UK entry visas being given to an economic mission from Taipei, which is presently visiting the member countries of the European Economic Community.

The CBI would wish to be host to this important mission, but for obvious reasons, we would not wish to give any publicity to the event. We would confine our activities to introducing the mission to our seabers and other trade organisations inter- ested in this growing and important market of Taiwan.

The application comes at an appropriate time when Britain may possibly pick up a £4 million order in connection with the extension to the Linkou Thermal Power Station, about 10 miles west of Taipei.

The economic mission is led by r. S.Y. Dao, Secretary- General of the Council for International Economic Co-operation and Development. The members include Mr. Tu Kuan-hsiung, Dir- ector of the Commercial Departamt of the Ministry of Economic Affairs; Mr. C.M. Hau, Director of the Export Department of the Foreign Exchange and Trade Commission; Mr. Ku Shih-chi, Board Chairman of the Takman Mushroom United Report Corporation, and two others where the details of their names will be known shortly.

The purpose of the mission to the Continent is to streng- then the economic and trade relations between Taiwan and the European Common Market countries. It would be most useful if we could take advantage of the mission's presence in Europe to allow then to visit London at the end of their six weeks' tour, started on May 15.

which

Director General John Davies

Secretary J. Gough

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I would be very happy to convey any news you could give me on the possibilities of the issue of entry visas for this mission.

I am copying this letter to Mr. Michael Montague, and to Dr. Russell of the CRE/BOT.

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Michael Montague Esq. Chairman, FNEC/Asia

Dr. I.S. Russell OBE. Board of Trade CRE Department

BNEC Asia

Chairman Michael Montague Executive Secretary | F Trevor

The Committee for Exports to Asia 6-14 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1

Telephone: (01) 930 3121

27th May, 1968.

P.A. Wilkinson, Esq., The Foreign Office, Downing Street, London, S..1.

RECEIVED IN

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5 JUN 1968

FCN 22/1

I would be very grateful if you could keep a personal eye on an application which is about to come through from Richard Marsh of the C.B.I. for a Mission from Taiwan to visit this country.

As you know from our previous correspondence, I believe this is a market which is going by default and I am sure that the admission of this Mission will go someway to rectify this situation.

With kindest personel

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London, S.W.1

Dear Mr. de la Mare,

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FCN 22/

21 SEP 1967

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Here are photostatic copies of the papers relating to the Taiwan gentlemen of whom we spoke.

I am most grateful for your kindness in under- taking preliminary exploration: and shall, as we agreed, find out whether we would wish formally to sponsor visa applications.

Yours sincerely,

Johnson.

J.A.A. KNOTT

Head of the Asia and Pacific Division

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First names

Year of birth

Nationality or

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Education

Foreign language

proficiency

Function

Special interest

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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Education

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proficiency

Function

Special interest

and remarke

: KUO

: Chen-ou

1915

1 Republic of China

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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: 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.

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CONFIDENTIAL

Reference.......

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

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(D. J. Moss) 20 March, 1967

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

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

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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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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)

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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,

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978 Feb

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To:-

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

Industries,

21 Tothill Street S.W.1.

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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,

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.

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

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

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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.

(W)

Mr. Denson

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Reference ..

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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 being to ensure that our contacts with the Formosan authorities are kept to the bare minimum as is consistent with the fact that we do not recognise the Nationalist régime, (Our policy is set out in more detail in your letter of 3 February to Mr. Bray in Tamsui).

it.

a previous occasion when there was a possibility that a party of Formosan officials from the Chinese Petroleum Corporation might visit the United Kingdom in 1961 the Chinese Mission here protested vociferously and we subsequently refused the visas for the Formosans If visas had been granted on the occasion we are now considering we might have been faced with a similar situation.

5. Nevertheless in view of the fact that five of the seven officials concerned worked for the Provincial authorities (to whom H.M. Consul in Tansui is accredited we took the precaution of first asking our Consulate whether a refusal to grant visas in this case would cause then serious embarrassment. They replied that serious embarrassment was unlikely.

We then advised the Home Office to refuse the visas. They subsequently informed us that the Home Secretary had agreed to this on the understanding that the Foreign Office would say that this decision had been taken on their advice if it were ever publicly queried.

I submit a draft reply. I believe that Mr. Marsh maintains close connexions with the Free China Inform- ation Centre. I have therefore drafted the reply in fairly guarded terms. Mr. Marsh (and the Nationalists) know only too well that we have no intention of giving the Chinese-Hisalon aneh obvious pretexts for protest- ing and that we do not intend to place our trade with China at risk (our exports came to £32 million in 1966) for the sake of allowing into the U.K., groups of officials of a régime not recognised by H.H.G. is no need in my view to spell this out.

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(D. J. MOSS)

15 February, 1967

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21 Tothill Street London SW1

Telephone Whitehall 6711 STD Code 01

Telex 21332

Telegrams

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For 4

8th February 1967.

A.J. De La Mare, Esq. OMG.

Foreign Office, Downing Street, LONDON

S.T.1.

Dear Wehe Mave.

I have taken a little time to bring up this matter of the refusal of granting visas to a mission from Taiwan, but 24 the event is past history there is no element of great urgency, yet I am anxious to see whether it is possible to prevent a recur-

rence.

The facts, as put to me by Charles Wang of the Free Chinese Centre, are briefly as follows. During September last the Industrial Development and Investment Centre of Taipei (and Rotterdam) - a non-governmental and non-profit making organiz- ation whose aim is held to be to advance and strengthen Taiwan's contacts with West European countries in the field of industrial and scientific relations applied through the Tamaui Consulate for visas for a team to come to this country in the course of their study of industrial estate development. The request was refused, and it appears this decision was passed on to the leader LING-SHIH IU on November 17th, whilst on his way across America, by our Embassy in Washington on instructions received from London.

If it is possible for you to identify this incident from this somewhat scanty information, I should be grateful if you would see whether there were substantial grands for this refusal. Over the last year or two, there has been a very welcome advance in our exports to Taiwan, and it would be a great pity if additional dif- ficulties over the issue of visas for purely industrial matters were put in the way.

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

Yours sincerely,

Michael Montague, Esq.

R. E. Harsh. Asia Department

Director-General John Davies

Secretary J. Gough

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3 February, 196

xhen you called recently, you saled for some back- ground on the criteria which we adapt in deciding whether er not to advise the Name Office to insme visas for Yer officiala.

and

that bare

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Chinese People

to officials of the Central Government. Gevernsent are never slow to complain about allegat sif. Chimw' astivities and we wish to avoid giving them this text to do so shenever possible.

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nd coming to the United Kingdon we certainly de

the way of individual busin

wish to put obstacles tourists from Formosa,

I am sending a copy of to the Political Adviser in Central Department fiome Ofties.

this letter to whitney in Poking Hong Kong, to Hallett in Fassport Immigration Department of the

R. J. Brey Esq",

TAMBUT.

(J. B.

Colizz 1 GILMORE WASCHAL COM

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Vr. Kosei Venson

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Vr. Denon and

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Copy to:-

R. #. Whitney, Esq Peking

Political

Adviser, Hong Konk

J. H. Willett, M.M❘ Passport Control

Department

Immigration Dept., Home Office.

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British Visas for Formosan Officials

When you called on John DenGo

recently,

you asked for some background on the criteria

or not which we adopt in deciding whether to advise the

Home Office

officials.

to 188ue visas for Formosan

no fixed kritina and

There are no fixno

бе

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individual, cases are decided ad hae necessarily use rule of thumb oye

aim of our scrutiny 18 to ensure that our

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contacts with Nationalist/officials are kept to

a bare minimum we certainly have no

objection to individual Nationalist officials

coming here as tourists or b

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delegatea to international organisations

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we do, however, draw

117€ when individual Nationalist officials

or/eyen parties of officials apply for visas

visit the United Kingdon on what is clearly Dag apples partidariske la Frum you like Godd

рат official business. The Chinese People's

Government are never slow to complain about

'Two China' activiting wish to avera allegedanken in, and we

them this pretext

3. None of the above of course applies in the

case of Forndsen businessmen or ordinary

ретворит citizens. 41though we would pe ps have come doubts about a large offfetal trade delegation

from Formosa coming to the United Kingdom we

tput

certainly do not put obstacles in the way of

individual businessmen and tourists from

Formosa.

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I am sending a copy of this letter to

Whitney in Peking, to the Political Adviser in

Hong Kong, to Mallett in Passport Control

Department, and to the Immigration Department

of the Home office.

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