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Dr Wilson

PS/ME Renton

Acton Taken

Miniszer

with the

agree method of launching

a

the campaign At recommended. At

FROM: CO Hum

DATE: 9 September 1986

cc PS/Lady Young

PS/Mr Eggar

PS/PUS

Sir W Harding

Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers

Mr Barrington

NTD

MVD

have ammended some News Dept

pointe At detail in

Suggestion the Dep

The lext. Fresh, draft are attached. I believe

five.

are now

B2 Div, Home Office

B4 Div, Home Office

Passport Dept

Ok 20's most important hart we should keep up.

we So 11/ix

a concerted

HONG KONG:

INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BRITISH NATIONAL

Ampaign (OVERSEAS) PASSPORTS

a renumdin exenise

in four spring

May well

Problem

1.

How to fulfil our undertakings in Parliament to secure

kreaming by diplomatic action the widest possible international

acceptance of BN (0) passports.

Пет

Recommendation

2.

I recommend а diplomatic campaign along the lines

described below.

Background

3.

The Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 was made on 5 June and will come into operation on 1 July 1987.

its terms, British Dependent Territories citizens by

Under

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