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PROVIDING A LINK). WE HAVE THEREFORE PREPARED AN ADDITIONAL PARA FOR THAT SPEAKING NOTE AS FOLLOWS, ON WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
FOR COMMENTS.
ONE FURTHER RELATED POINT. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF INFORMING GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTRODUCTION IN 1987 OF BN(0) STATUS AND PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT. ARE EXPLAINING THAT RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT TO BE ENTERED IN PASSPORT GUARANTEES RETURNABILITY OF HOLDER TO HONG KONG BEFORE
AND AFTER 1997. AND THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN AGREED WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT (THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA OF 11 APRIL 1986). BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME GOVERNMENTS MAY SEEK CONFIRMATION FROM THE CHINESE OF
THIS AGREEMENT. WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD VOLUNTEER CONFIRMATION, IF ASKED, OF YOUR AGREEMENT THAT RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT WILL BE VALID AFTER 1997.
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR PLANT,
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR LYON, 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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