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CYPHER/CAT A ROUTINE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO.563
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 15 JULY 1969
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ADDRESSED F C O TELHO 563 OF 15 JULY RF I RAWALPINDI, DELHI PEKING AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
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IMMIGRATION OF COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS.
THESE CONTROLS WILL NOT NOW BE INTRODUCED EARLIER THAN 1ST SEPTEMBER. I SUGGEST CONSULTATIONS WITH COMMONWEALTH AUTHORITIES HE DEFERRED UNTIL DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION BECOMES CLEARER. IT MAY BE HELPFUL IF (LATER) THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO ADVISED IN CONFIDENCE AND IN ADVANCE.
2. **U.K. BELONGERS'' ARE DEFINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONTROLS AS HOLDERS OF BRITISH PASSPORTS ISSUED IN THE U.K. PROVIDED THESE ARE NOT ENDORSED AS BEING ISSUED ON BEHALF OF SOME OTHER TERRITORY SEMICOLON AND PERSONS BORN, NATURALISED OR REGISTERED AS BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE U.K.
3. MO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL BRITISH VISA ISSUING POSTS CAN BE FORESEEN APART FROM RAWALPINDI DELHI AND PERHAPS KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIAN POSTS.
MY TELEGRAM 537 COMMENTED ON PARA. 3 OF RAWALPINDI TELEGRAM
AS REGARDS PARAS. 4 - 6 THEREOF MY COMMENTS ARE:
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