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SAR/PRC BORDER. YOUR TELNO 2478 OF 31 JULY POINTED OUT THAT THE SAR/PRC BORDER WOULD CONTINUE TO BE CONTROLLED AFTER 1997. WE AGREE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT WIDELY APPRECIATED AND COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT POINT IN HELPING TO REASSURE THIRD COUNTRIES ABOUT THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR IMMIGRATION
WE ARRANGEMENTS OF HONG KONG BECOMING A PART OF CHINA IN 1997. HAVE INCORPORATED AN EXPLANATION OF THIS IN A NEW PARA 5 OF THE
LETTER TO HEADS OF UK MISSIONS.
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FOR CONVENIENCE, MY 3 IFTS CONTAIN THE TEXTS AS THEY NOW GRATEFUL FOR ANY FINAL COMMENTS DESKBY 190900Z.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
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SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
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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
MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
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