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GAIN WIDE
CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG SAID THAT QUOTE THE JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT, FOR ITS PART, IS FULLY PREPARED TO EXTEND ALL
POSSIBLE COOPERATION IN THE EFFORTS TO
ACCEPTABILITY OF (HONG KONG'S) NEW PASSPORTS BY THE WORLD
COMMUNITY. UNQUOTE CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS.
8.
THE ACCEPTABILITY OF BN(0) PASSPORTS WORLDWIDE, LIKE OTHER
ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION ON HONG
KONG, IS A SUBJECT IN WHICH PARLIAMENT TAKES A CLOSE INTEREST.
HMG HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON THE OUTCOME OF OUR
APPROACHES TO OTHER COUNTRIES ON THIS MATTER. ANY PUBLIC
EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS WOULD BE MOST
WELCOME IN THIS CONTEXT. PLEASE DO ANYTHING YOU CAN TACTFULLY TO
SOLICIT PUBLIC EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT. I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF
YOU WOULD REPORT ALL REACTIONS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR GIVEN TO YOU
THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS. ENDS
YOUNG
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 HARD ING
MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
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
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
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