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INFO ROUTINE WELLINGTON
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NATIONALITY : INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS
WE HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF NEW ZEALAND (MULLER) THAT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO RECOGNISE THE BN (0) STATUS AND PASSPORT.
2. MULLER WROTE ON 19 DECEMBER TO CONFIRM THAT A THIRD PERSON
NOTE HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN WELLINGTON. GRATEFUL IF WE COULD HAVE SIGHT OF THE NOTE.
3. WE INTEND TO PUBLICISE NEW ZEALAND'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE BN(0) PASSPORT TODAY, IN THE WAKE OF SIMILAR RECOGNITION BY U.S.
AND AUSTRALIA.
4. GRATEFUL IF WELLINGTON CAN AT THE APPROPRIATE MOMENT, EXPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT.
AKERS-JONES
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
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MR GILLMORE
MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
COFIES TO:
MR OSBORNE NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR LYON, HOME OFFICE
MF EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
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