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TO PRIORITY IMMIG HONG KONG
TELNO MISC 101
OF 130829Z OCTOBER 86
AND TO PRIORITY FCO, PEKING, KARACHI, NEW DELHI,
INFO ROUTINE DHAKA, TEHRAN, KABULL
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34 f REGISTRY
5 NOV 1986
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Action Taker.
mek 7/1
YOUR TELNO 3307 TO FCO: VISAS FOR PAKISTAN.
1. WATKINS CALLED ON TOUQIR HUSSAIN DG(WE) IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THIS MORNING TO INFORM HIM OF THE PROPOSED NEW BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) STATUS FOR HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND TO DELIVER A NOTE ON THE LINES OF THAT ALREADY DELIVERED IN LONDON (LE BRETON'S CIRCULAR LETTER TO HEADS OF MISSION OF 23 SEPTEMBER REFERS). HUSSAIN SAND IN RESPONSE THAT THE MFA WOULD CONSULT AND REPLY BY NOTE IN DUE COURSE.
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THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
2. WATKINS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE ECIPROCITY FOR VIISAS MADE IN YOUR TUR. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WAS GOP INTENTION TO ACT ON A BASIS OF RECIPROCITY WITH REGARD TO VISAS. HE UNDERTOOK TO DRAW TO THE ATTENTION OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHOR HTIES THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS WISH TO MAINTAIN THE ST ATUS QUO.
3. WATKINS ALSO SOUGHT CLARIFICATION OF THE POSITION OF OTHER BTDC PASSPORT HOLDERS. HUSSAIN UNDERTOOK TO OBTAIN FULL CLARIFICATION BUT AGREED THAT THE PROBABLE RESPONSE WOULD BE THAT WHERE DT LEGISLATION REQUIRED PAKISTANI NATIONALS TO HOLD VISAS FOR ENTY TO A DT, HOLDERS OF PASSPORTS ISSUED BY THE DT WOULD REQUIRE VLSAS FOR
PAKISTAN.
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WE WILL REPORT AGAIN WHEN THE MFA REVERT TO US ON THESE POINTS.
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