7. Either Government may suspend this agreement temporarily for reasons of public order. Such a suspension shall be notified immediately to the other Government through the diplomatic channel.
8. As regards travel to the overseas provinces of Portugal or to British colonies and overseas territories, protectorates or territories under trusteeship, it is understood that visas will continue to be required.
II. If Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom are prepared to accept the foregoing provisions, I have the honour to suggest that the present Note and your Excellency's reply in similar terms should be regarded as constituting the agreement between the two Governments, which shall take effect on the 1st of January, 1955, and shall be terminable by either Government subject to three months' notice.
I avail, &c.
PAULO CUNHA.
No. 2
Her Majesty's Ambassador at Lisbon to the Portuguese Minister for Foreign
Affairs
British Embassy,
Lisbon,
M. le Ministre,
November 23, 1954.
I have the honour to acknowledge your Excellency's Note of to-day's date concerning the abolition of visas between our two countries, which runs as follows:-
[As in Translation of No. 1.]
I have the honour to confirm that Her Majesty's Government are ready to conclude an agreement on the terms set out in your Excellency's Note, the present exchange of Notes constituting the Agreement.
With reference to Article 5 of your Excellency's Note, I have the honour to enclose a Memorandum setting forth the conditions under which Portuguese nationals are granted leave to land in the United Kingdom and to draw your Excellency's particular attention to the fact that in the case of Portuguese nationals travelling to the United Kingdom for a business, holiday or family visit, the United Kingdom immigration authorities must normally be satisfied that the visitor does not intend to settle in the United Kingdom or to stay longer than three months.
I have, &c.
N. RONALD.
MEMORANDUM ·
Conditions Governing the Grant of Leave to Land to Portuguese Citizens
going to the United Kingdom
A Portuguese citizen going to the United Kingdom must, like any other foreigner, secure the permission of the Immigration Officer at his port of arrival before he is allowed to land. Certain conditions (which are set out in the following paragraphs) govern entry to the United Kingdom for various purposes, and the Immigration Officer must satisfy himself that a foreigner fulfils these before he allows him to proceed. In addition the Immigration Officer is required by law to refuse leave to land to a foreigner if (a) he is not in a position to support himself or his dependents (if any) during his stay, (b) he is of unsound mind or mentally defective, (c) he has been sentenced for a crime within the meaning of the Extradition Act, or (d) if there are
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