- Jul 12, 2018
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KINGDOM OF NORWAY
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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RECIPIENT: Wang Yi, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs; Zuan Xi Zhong, Chinese Ambassador to Norway
SECURITY: PUBLIC
Ministers Wang Yi and Ambassador Zuan Xi,
Per General Assembly Resolution: "Resolution for International Relations", this is the Norwegian Government's official notice to the People's Republic of China that Ambassador Zuan Xi, all Chinese diplomatic staff in Norway, all staff of the Chinese embassy and consulates in Norway, and any relatives who may (by extension) have a diplomatic VISA to reside in Norway are all hereby Persona Non Grata. The People's Republic of China's privilege to operate an embassy or any diplomatic institution in the Kingdom of Norway is hereby revoked. The aforementioned individuals have 48 hours to leave the Kingdom of Norway, after which time their diplomatic immunity will expire.
This message also serves as notice that the Kingdom of Norway will be vacating all diplomatic missions in the People's Republic of China and will adhere to this same 48 hour timetable guaranteed by the previously mentioned General Assembly Resolution.
Regards,
Jakob Vinter
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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All sensitive documents in the Norwegian embassy in Beijing were destroyed before the ambassador, all diplomatic staff, and all non-diplomatic staff for the embassy and any consulates (along with their families) vacated their buildings to head home to Norway immediately. This process would take approximately twelve hours in total.
75 special agents from the National Immigration Service were stationed both in Oslo and at Oslo's international airport. They were given a list of all the Persona Non Grata and what time they were required to leave Norway. 50 special agents from Kripos were assigned to the Chinese embassy and were ordered to follow any Persona Non Grata (PNG). The Chinese embassy was informed that any PNG who requested to have a police escort to the airport would be given one free of charge by Troopers with the National Mobile Police Service, or would be allowed to go under their own power.
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