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FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE PEKING
TELNO 22
OF 15095OZ APRIL 92
INFO ROUTINE FCO, SANAA
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YOUR TELNO 223 AND OUR 122: HONG KONG VISAS FOR YEMENI NATIONALS.
HAVING CONSIDERED THIS QUESTION CAREFULLY WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE OUR VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TIME BEING. YOU MAY WISH TO ADVISE THE YEMENI AMBASSADOR ACCORDINGLY.
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YOU MIGHT ALSO WISH TO SAY THAT THE STANDARD PROCESSING TIME FOR VISAS ISSUED TO YEMENI NATIONALS IS SIX WEEKS. MOST APPLICATIONS TAKE MUCH LESS THAN THAT. THE FEW EXCEPTIONS ARE DUE TO SLOW RESPONSE FROM LOCAL SPONSORS. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO INVESTIGATE ANY PARTICULAR CASES IF THE YEMENIS CAN PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
3. FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY, WE WILL CONSIDER THE QUESTION AGAIN WHEN WE REVIEW OUR POLICY TOWARDS THE MIDDLE EAST AS A WHOLE LATER THIS YEAR (OUR TELELETTER OF 10 APRIL ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LEBANON REFERS).
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HONG KONG TELNO 1 AND MVD TELNO VISA 002: URUGUAYAN PASSPORTS
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WE HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED THAT ONLY THREE PASSPORTS HAVE SO FAR BEEN ISSUED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF DECREE 289/90 ONE TO AN ITALIAN-ARGENTINE NATIONAL AND TWO TO PRC NATIONALS. TWO FURTHER APPLICATIONS ARE IN THE PIPELINE BELIEVED TO BE FROM PRC NATIONALS.
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PASSPORTS ISSUED UNDER THIS DECREE ARE ORDINARY (BLUE) URUGUAYAN PASSPORTS BEARING THE FOLLOWING STAMPED OBSERVATION ON PAGE 12/13:
'ESTE PASAPORTE SE EXPIDE EN VIRTUD DEL DECRETO
289/90 POR SER EL TITULAR RESIDENTE LEGAL
EL OTORGAMIENTO DE ESTE DOCUMENTO NO IMPLICA RECONOCIMIENTO DE NACIONALIDAD O CIUDADANIA
URUGUAYA
TRANSLATION: THIS PASSPORT IS ISSUED BY VIRTUE OF DECREE 289/90 THE BEARER BEING A LEGAL RESIDENT. THE ISSUE OF THIS PASSPORT DOES NOT IMPLY RECOGNITION OF URUGUAYAN NATIONALITY OR CITIZENSHIP.
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THESE PASSPORTS ARE CLEARLY TRAVEL DOCUMENTS OF CONVENIENCE. GIVEN THAT THERE IS NOTHING OUTWARDLY TO DISTINGUISH THEM FROM ORDINARY URUGUAYAN PASSPORTS, CONTROL WOULD DEPEND ON IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT PORT OF ENTRY CHECKING OBSERVATION PAGES OF ALL URUGUAYAN PASSPORTS PRESENTED.
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IN VIEW OF THE SMALL NUMBER OF PASSPORTS ISSUED TO DATE, AND PROVIDED NUMBERS DO NOT INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, WE SUGGEST THAT A LOCAL WARNING CICULAR TO TRAVEL AGENTS/AIR LINES TO THE EFFECT THAT BEARERS OF SUCH PASSPORTS MAY REQUIRE VISAS IF TRAVELLING TO COUNTRIES FOR WHICH WE ISSUE ENTRY CLEARANCES, TOGETHER WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT PORTS OF ETRY CHECKING OBSERVATION PAGES SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
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5. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COLLEAGUES ARE BEING INFORMED IN CASE THEY SHOULD WISH TO CONSIDER ANY SIMILAR ACTION.
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