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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 35 OF 7 JANUARY
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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
YOUR TELNOS 39 AND 45 AND PEKING TELNO 17: HONG KONG AGREEMENT:
NEW NATIONALITY TITLE
1.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE HOME OFFICE YOUR SUGGESTION OF
'BRITISH OVERSEAS NATIONAL' AND AT OFFICIAL LEVEL SEE NO
OBJECTIONS TO IT. THE HOME SECRETARY WOULD BE CONTENT, BUT
WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO CONSULT THE SECRETARY OF STATE. YOU
MAY FLOAT THE TITLE WITH EXCO IF YOU CONSIDER THIS NECESSARY OR
HELPFUL, BUT ON THE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN
ABLE TO COMPLETE CONSULTATIONS WITH MINISTERS.
2. WE SEE NO NEED, HOWEVER, FOR A REFERENCE TO BE MADE ON PAGE
ONE OF THE NEW PASSPORT TO THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT ON
PAGE 5. MOREOVER, THERE ARE, AS YOU ARE AWARE, DIFFICULTIES
RELATING TO THE INSERTION BEFORE 1997 OF A REFERENCE TO THE
HOLDING AFTER 1997 OF AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE SAR
GOVERNMENT. THESE WILL NEED FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND WE WOULD
NOT WISH TO HOLD UP A DECISION ON THE NAME OF THE NEW TITLE ON
THIS ACCOUNT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
OFFICE
MR CARTLEDGE, CABINET OFFICE MR COLVIN, CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK, NO 10 DOWNING ST
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