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OCMIAN 5664
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PP SEOUL
PP BANGK
FM FCOLN TO SEOUL
141725Z NOV
GRS 307
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HKK 040/28
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 & NOV 1985
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY SEOUL
TELNO 193
OF 141725Z NOVEMBER 85
AND TO PRIORITY BANGKOK
DESK OFFICER
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REGISTRY Action Taken
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF DEPT,
WAS SENT TO HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1636 OF 23 OCT
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, OTTAWA
YOUR TEL NO 2264: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: ACCEPTABILITY OF BN (0)
PASSPORTS
1.
AS WE UNDERSTAND IT THE CANADIANS ARE A SPECIAL PROBLEM (PARA 8 OF GALSWORTHY'S LETTER OF 6 JUNE TO BOYD). THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED AN ORDER IN COUNCIL ON 15 APRIL 1983 WHICH
PRECLUDES THE ISSUE OF A VISITOR'S VISA TO ANY PERSON WHOSE
PASSPORT OR OTHER FORMAL DOCUMENT DOES NOT GIVE THE HOLDER THE
RIGHT TO ENTER THE COUNTRY ON WHOSE AUTHORITY THE DOCUMENT WAS ISSUED. THE CANADIANS SUBSEQUENTLY REFUSED TO GRANT VISIT VISAS TO BOCS OR BPPS BECAUSE THEIR PASSPORTS DID NOT INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN THE UK OR IN ANY TERRITORY UNDER
BRITISH ADMINISTRATION. BNOS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO FALL FOUL OF THIS, AND IT IS HARD TO SEE HOW WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY AN AMENDMENT OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN(0) PASSPORTS. AN AMENDMENT TO CANADIAN LEGISLATION WOULD SEEM TO BE NECESSARY.
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