CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
CONFIDENTIAL
HUD .340/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
1 O SEP 1990
338
164711
MDLOAN 6002
TO PRIORITY EAST BERLIN TELNO 235
OF 061345Z SEPTEMBER 90
AND TO PRIORITY HONG
KONG ·
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AUGIS HY
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YOUR TELNO 502: EAST GERMAN CITIZENSHIP FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE
1 MINISTERS HAVE NOTICED A REPORT IN THE DAILY EXPRESS OF
4 SEPTEMBER THAT EAST GERMANY IS QUOTE SELLING CITIZENSHIP TO HONG KONG CHINESE FOR 100,000 POUNDS THROUGH A SPANISH MIDDLEMAN UNQUOTE. ACCORDING TO QUOTE INTERIOR MINISTRY SOURCES UNQUOTE BUYERS WILL RECEIVE EEC PASSPORTS AND BE ABLE TO SETTLE ANYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
2. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCURACY OF
THIS REPORT AND FOR ADVICE ON WHETHER ANY ACTION WITH THE EAST
GERMAN AUTHORITIES WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
HURD
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DISTRIBUTION
29
ΜΑΙΝ
29
LIMITED
HKD
WED
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
MR MCLAREN
MR BURNS
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