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14 NOV 1985
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1743
OF 08150OZ NOVEMBER 85
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, BONN, HKGO BRUSSELS
272
BONN TELELETTER LYSCOM TÓ LEEKS, COPIED TO YOU:
1.
BN(0) PASSPORTS
THIS IS A VERY UNHELPFUL ARTICLE AND WE HAVE CONSIDERED
WHETHER A STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED REFUTING SOME OF THE WILDER
REMARKS IN IT. BUT IF WE DO SO THERE IS A DANGER THAT WE MAY GET
AHEAD OF THE GAME. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPROACH GOVERNMENTS
FORMALLY UNTIL NEXT SPRING, AFTER THE ORDER IN COUNCIL IS MADE. CNNSEQUENTLY WE SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO BE DRAWN INTO MOUNTING
OUR CAMPAIGN IN THE WORLD'S PRESS BEFOREHAND. THEREFORE WE DO
NOT THINK A STATEMENT SHOULD BE ISSUED. FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES
HOWEVER, IN RESPONSE FOR ENQUIRIES, POST AND HKGO CAN DRAW ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PRESS RELEASE AND QUESTION AND ANSWER
BRIEF IN YOUR TELNOS 2178, 2180 AND 2181 WHICH WE ARE NOW COPYING
TO BONN AND HKGO BRUSSELS.
2.
WE HAVE SENT BONN A DEFENSIVE LINE ON BN(0) STATUS FOR
USE IF NECESSARY DURING THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GERMANS ON
VISA FREE ENTRY FOR HONG KONG BDTCS.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON PS/LADY YOUNG PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS