RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
2 8 OCT 1986
DESH OF FICER
RECHTRY
INDE.
PA
don Takei:
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71894
12
GCMIAN 1894
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RR HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
241600Z CCT
GRS 447
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO ROUTINE HONG KONG
TELNO 2384
OF 24160OZ OCTOBER 86
AND TO ROUTINE OTTAWA
に
YOUR TELNO 3460: NATIONALITY: INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0)
PASSPORTS
1.
WE WERE INTERESTED IN THE REMARKS OF THE CANADIAN ACTING COMMISSIONER. WE APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE OF CANADIAN IMMIGRATION
RULES WHICH NORMALLY REQUIRE RETURNABILITY TO THE PASSPORT
ISSUING COUNTRY, THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A PROBLEM FROM 1 JULY 1997 FOR BN(0)S. FOR THAT REASON OTTAWA WERE GIVEN ADDITIONAL
BRIEFING MATERIAL FOR USE WITH THE CANADIANS.
2.
WE ARE SOMEWHAT CONCERNED AT THE REFERENCE IN TUR TO A
QUOTE TWO TIER SYSTEM UNQUOTE. WE ACCEPT THAT WE MAY IN THE END
HAVE TO COME TO A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CANADIANS ON
BN(0)S AS WE DID ON BOC PASSPORTS BUT WE DO NOT WISH TO OFFER
THE PROSPECT OF SUCH AN UNDERTAKING AT THIS STAGE. CONSIDERATION
OF THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE FORMAL CANADIAN RESPONSE TO GUR
DEMARCHE IN GTTAWA. AND FCO AND HOME OFFICE MINISTERIAL APPROVAL
WOULD BE NEEDED BEFORE A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT IN RESPECT OF
BN(G)S COULD BE CONTEMPLATED. WE HAVE NOT YET ASKED MINISTERS
TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD
PREFER ANY DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE
CANADIANS TO TAKE PLACE IN OTTAWA OR IN LONDON FOR THE TIME BEING.
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