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4.
CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATED (WE AGREE THAT THIS SHOULD BE OUR
AIM). WE SUGGEST THAT THE NECESSARY FORMAL APPROACH
SHOULD BE MADE IN OTTAWA AT THE TIME OF THE CAMPAIGN. WE
WILL PREPARE A DRAFT.
(II)
OTHERS. WE INFER FROM TUR THAT YOU SEE NO NEED
FOR SPECIAL HANDLING EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE SCHENGEN
(MOSELLE) COUNTRIES. BUT, IN VIEW OF THE DEBATES IN THE
NORDIC COUNCIL ON VISAS FOR HONG KONG BDTCS, WE SUGGEST
THE NORDICS WILL NEED TO BE SPECIALLY HANDLED AS WELL.
WE THINK THIS SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN CAPITALS, WITH
PARALLEL ACTION BY YOU WITH CONSULS GENERAL IF YOU WISH.
WE ARE WORKING ON A DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY SPEAKING NOTE FOR
THIS PURPOSE AND WILL TELEGRAPH IT TO YOU IN DUE COURSE.
SECOND HONG KONG TUR.
(A)
PARA 2. AGREED.
(B)
(C)
PARA 3(A). WE INCLUDED QUOTE STANDARD UNQUOTE IN THE
DRAFT LETTER TO OVERSEAS POSTS IN THE HOPE THAT THIS
WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR TO GOVERNMENTS THAT THE BN(0)
PASSPORT WOULD NOT BE A COMPLETELY NEW TYPE OF DOCUMENT.
WE THINK THIS IS A POINT WORTH MAKING. WE WOULD BE HAPPY
TO USE QUOTE NORMAL UNQUOTE IF YOU WOULD PREFER THAT.
PARA C(A). AGREED. WE HAVE AMENDED THE SENTENCE TO
READ: QUOTE BN(0) STATUS WILL BE ACQUIRED ONLY IF A
PERSON HOLDS OR IS INCLUDED IN A PASSPORT SHOWING THAT
STATUS UNQUOTE.
PARA C(B).
(D)
(I)
CONSULAR PROTECTION. WE AGREE, BUT AS IT IS ONLY
CONSULAR PROTECTION WHICH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO DUALS
WHILE OTHER CONSULAR SERVICES (EG ISSUE OF PASSPORTS,
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS) WILL BE, WE HAVE
AMENDED THE PHRASE IN BRACKETS TO READ: QUOTE (ALTHOUGH
NOT TO CONSULAR PROTECTION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA IF HE IS REGARDED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AS A
CHINESE NATIONAL OR IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY OF WHICH HE IS
REGARDED AS A NATIONAL) UNQUOTE.
(II) RIGHT OF ABODE. WE SEE NO NEED TO AMEND THE
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