B

C

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(a) Note to be sent to Foreign and Commonwealth

Missions in London;

(b) a letter from the head of NTD to Heads of

Missions overseas instructing them to take parallel action with their host governments;

D

(c) an

annex to the letter

background

and

suitable for

containing

over handing

further

to

host governments.

6.

These are general texts intended for

use with all

foreign governments. But, in consultation with the Hong

Kong

Government,

we

have

agreed

appropriate

governments.

to make

Generally

it that

supplementary points

to

a

would

number of

be

speaking these are governments which are, for one reason or another, currently looking at their visa régimes in respect of Hong Kong BDTCS. purpose of the supplementary approach is two-fold:

The

(a)

to urge the maintenance or, where appropriate, the introduction of a visa-free régime for Hong

Kong BDTCs; and

this situation should also apply

(b)

to urge that

in future to BN (0)s.

The

Governments

involved

are for the most

part

western

European. The text of a supplementary speaking note for Heads of Mission to use with these governments is at Flag

E

E.

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