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Mr Williamson
HKGD
сс Mr Laing, WED
NICK 345li
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
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13 MAY 1980
DESK OFFICER INDEX
PA
REGISTRY
Action Tara
WEST GERMAN VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HONG KONG BRITISH-PASSPORT HOLDERS
Aw 1315
1. Please see Mr Whitehead's letter of zz April reporting his recent call on the Auswaertiges Amt.
2.
The West German response to Hong Kong's request that their passport holders should visit Germany without visas is disappointing. But the prospects of moving them from this position do not look at all promising, even if we were to escalate the matter to the polit- ical level. I think it would be for Hong Kong and General Dept to make a case for this if you consider it is justified. WED may also have a view on whether it is worth continuing to press the matter. My inclination is to drop
it.
Cusuton,
D B Merry MVD
9 May 1980
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