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DSR 11 (Revised)
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.In Confidence
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COMMON FORMAT PASSPORT
1. In the context of the discussion in the European
Community of the easing of frontier controls, there
has been a renewal of interest in the timescale on which
member states plan to introduce the CFP.
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2. The CFP is now being issued by six member states.
We believe that the remaining three member states will
introduce their CFPs in 1987. This need cause no concern
provided we can meet our own target date of 1987,
announced in the House of Commons on 24 July 1984. When-
ever the question has been discussed in the Community we
have made clear that this timing resulted from the
original decision to combine the change over to the CFP
with machine readability and computer issue and that
CFP we are expecting to start issuing the MRP/F in 1987.
3. I am concerned to hear that it may not now be
possible to begin the issue of CFPS until 1988; and
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that it is your Department's intention not to include
London
which is thought of by the publie as the
Pessport Office, as one of the two Passport Offices at