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Mr McDougall, MVD
15 DEC 1986
Mr Kaye, NTD
Mr McDonough, B2 Division, Home Office Mr Emery, B4 Division, Home Office
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I attach for reference copies of recent exchanges of correspondence between Paris, the FCO and Hong Kong.
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time been trying to You will know that we have for some clarify with the French whether Hong Kong BDTCs are able to enter France without visas. We have been receiving conflicting advice from French sources and inconsistent actions taken by French
Our approaches immmigration officers have compounded the confusion. were complicated firstly by the BN (0) exercise and secondly by the French imposition of a blanket visa régime on non-EC nationals to
In short it is difficult to know where counter a terrorist threat.
we stand on this. British Embassy, Paris (their telno 1065 and Weston's letter to Wilson of 19 November) are understandably reluctant to get bogged down in detailed discussions, for which they do not have the necessary expertise and have suggested that on such a technically complicated subject it would be better to conduct
We tend to agree as do Hong expert level talks with the French. Kong (their telno 4133).
Could you please let me have your own views in the light of
know: Hong Kong TUR. In particular could you let me
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whether we should embark on such talks with the French (earlier informal soundings showed that addressees at least were not against the idea); and if so
whether your department would wish to participate;
where the talks should take place (our view and that of Hong Kong's is that Paris would be the most suitable); and when (we think that the week beginning 5 January (Hong Kong
to any time in late telno 4133) is too early but could agree
Cormare be January, or February).
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15 December 1986
CONFIDENTIAL
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Hong Kong Department WH 305 233 3722