GFS 180
CONFIDENT HAL
FM HONG KONG
Confidential
HWW 340/1
- 2 OCT 1986
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TELNO 3199
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 2099 : INTERNATIONAL
CCEPTANCE OF BHTOT PASSPORTS.
1. WE AGREE TO THE LOW-KEY PUBLICITY LINE SUGGESTED.
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2. THE GOVERNOR WILL BE MENTIONING THE FACT THAT HER MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN FORMAL APPROACHES TO THIRD COUNTRIES
IN A MAJOR EFFORT TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE NEW
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DOCUMENT' IN HKS OPENING ADDRESS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON
8 OCTOBER. WE DO NOT INTEND TO MAKE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
3. THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA HAS, HOWEVER, BEEN MAINTAINING CONSIDERABLE INTEREST ON THE SUBJECT, IF RECENT UNTERVIEWS OF THE VISITING MPNISTER OF STATE OF THE HOME OFFICE, MR. WADDINGTON S ANYTHING TO GO BY. THEY COULD BE EXPECTED TO ASK FOR FURTHER DETAILS BUT WE WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN A LOW KEY APPROACH.
4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW THE EXACT COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE CAMPAIGN.
YOUDE
HMLNAN 2632
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/R RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
MR PLANT,
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 MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
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