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FROM PEKING 1506132 FEB 85
TU IMMEDIATE FOO
TELNO 199 OF 15/2/85
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HVK 040/4.
19 FEB 1985
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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HONG KONG TELNOS 337 AND 338: NATIONALITY/ PASSPORTS
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1. WE HAVE NOT SO FAR RECEIVED A COPY OF GALSWORTHY'S LETTER OF
14 JANUARY OR OF HOARE'S LETTERS OF 17, 18 AND 22 JANUARY. IF THESE
ARE NOT ALREADY ON THEIR WAY TO US, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
COPIES TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF ANY SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE COULD
BE DESPATCHED TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. PENDING SIGHT OF THE LETTERS UNDER REFERENCE, WE HAVE THE
FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY COMMENTS ON TURS:
(A) PARAGRAPH 1, FINAL SENTENCE OF FIRST TUR: WE AGREE.
(B) PARAGRAPH 6 (6) OF FIRST TUR: WE SHARE HONG KONG'S DOUBTS
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE BN(0) IN THE DEFINITION OF
**COMMONWEALTH CITIZEN''. ANY REFERENCE TO A PUST 1997 CONNEXION
WITH THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE A SENSITIVE QUESTION FOR THE
CHINESE.
(C) PARAGRAPH 1(B) OF SECOND TUR: WE STRONGLY ENDORSE HONG KONG'S
OBSERVATIONS ON FORMAT.
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )
PS
PS/MR LUCE
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.
MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME
OFFICE.
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,
CROYDON.
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