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INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, HKGO LONDON

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YOUR TELNO 266: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

1.

WE AGREE THAT THE TEAM PROPOSED IN TUR SHOULD COME TO

LONDON NEXT WEEK. HOME OFFICE HAVE ARRANGED FOR MEETING WITH

HOME OFFICE AND FCO OFFICIALS TO TAKE PLACE AT 10 AM ON MONDAY, 3

FEBRUARY IN QUEEN ANNE'S GATE.

2.

YOU CAN ANNOUNCE THE VISIT AND TIME OF THE MEETING, BUT

SHOULD OF COURSE STRESS THAT THE TEAM ARE COMING TO PROVIDE

FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ETHNIC MINORITIES AND EX-SERVICEMEN, AND NOT TO NEGOTIATE SOLUTIONS, IN ORDER TO AVOID RAISING EXPECTATIONS, OR GIVING A FALSE IMPRESSION OF THE NATURE OF THE

MEETING.

3.

GRATEFUL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU ENVISAGE THE

MEETING COVERING APART FROM THOSE POINTS RAISED IN YOUR TELNO

225. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO TRY TO ESTIMATE THE LIKELY

INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF NON-CHINESE BDTCS BETWEEN NOW AND 1997.

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1

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

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 OFFIC

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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