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NATIONALITY: ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS BY SWITZERLAND
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THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF SWITZERLAND (KILLIAS) HAS JUST WRITTEN IN TO SAY THAT THE SWISS AUTHORITIES HAVE DECIDED TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW BN (0) PASSPORT IN THE SAME WAY AS THE BOTC PASSPORT. THIS MEANS QUOTE THAT HOLDERS OF THE NEW PASSPORT AND OF THE IDENTITY CARD RELATED TO THIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER SWITZERLAND WITHOUT A VISA UNQUOTE.
2. KILLIAS ALSO STATED THAT HE WILL HAVE NO OBJECTION TO AN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE ON OUR SIDE ON THIS MATTER.
3. SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS WE INTEND TO ISSUE A PRESS
STATEMENT TO PUBLICIZE THIS FIRST OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE NEW STATUS AND THE PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT. WE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD PROMPT MORE COUNTRIES OFFICIALLY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR
ACCEPTANCE OF THE BN(0) PASSPORT.
4. DRAFT PRESS RELEASE IN MIFT. WHEN YOU HAVE RESPONDED WE WILL
SEND THE CONSUL-GENERAL A COPY IN ADVANCE.
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