DRAFT TELELETTER
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CONFIDENTIAL
TELELETTER
FROM R J F HOARE, Hong Kong & General Department
FILE REFERENCE
DATED
DSR 11C
FOLLOWING FOR P J WILLIAMSON ESQ, Security Branch, Government
Secretariat, HONG KONG
MULTIPLE VISIT ENTRY CERTIFICATES
1:
Further to my teleletter of 13 September, Mr Raison has
now replied to Lord Belstead. We are not yet able to inform
you of HMG's official response, but may be able to by mid-
October.
2. If any extension to validity is agreed, we would not wish
this to be publicised by any formal statement.
However, we
see that informal briefing could be used to dampen any
revival of criticism of the BNA as a result of the 2 Bills.
If, therefore, your timetable for legislation is not too
tight, you may wish to hold gazetting of Bill and associated
procedure following EXCO consideration until our response
is known.
SIGNED R JF HOARE
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