GRS 160
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
HKK 340/1
RECEIVED A REGISTRY
23 DEC 1986
CER
PA
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 4220
OF 22085OZ DECEMBER 86
INFO ROUTINE LUXEMBOURG
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NATIONALITY: INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS
AS OUR REQUEST, THE HONORARY CONSUL OF LUXEMBOURG (BAMBERG) CALLED ON S FOR S ON 18 DECEMBER TO DISCUSS THE NOTE WE SENT HIM
ON THE BN (0) STATUS AND PASSPORT.
2. BAMBERG SAID BENELUX COUNTRIES WOULD BE ADOPTING THE SAME STAND TOWARDS THE NEW BN (0) STATUS AND PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT
AND HE PERSONALLY SAW NO PROBLEM IN THE NEW STATUS AND PASSPORT
BEING RECOGNISED BY LUXEMBOURG.
3. S FOR S INFORMED BAMBERG OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT'S DECISION
TO RECOGNISE THE BN (0) STATUS AND PASSPORT AND TO ABOLISH VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HONG KONG BDTC (AND FUTURE BN(0)) PASSPORT HOLDERS
AS FROM 15 JANUARY 1987. BAMBERG SAID HK BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS WOULD CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE PRESENT VISA-FREE CONVENIENCE FOR ENTRY TO LUXEMBOURG AND HE SAW NO REASON WHY SUCH ARRANGEMENT WOULD NOT
BE EXTENDED TO COVER FUTURE BN (0) PASSPORT HOLDERS.
AKERS-JONES
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HMLNAN 6393
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MF WALKER)
DEF HD/PUSD
PS
PS/R RENTON
PS/PUS
MR GILLMORE
MR WILSON
MR BARRINGTON
COPIES TO:
MR OSBORNE
MR FIFOOT,
MR PLANT,
NEWS DEPT LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR LYON, HOME OFFICE
M 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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