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3.
THE JAPANESE APPEARED COOPERATIVE BUT APPARENTLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO TAKE THE LEAD IN COMING OUT STRONGLY FOR THE NEW PASSPORT. THEY CLEARLY WISH TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO REGARDING VISA REQUIREMENTS.
YOUDE
HMLNAN 3411
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT,
MR PLANT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
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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