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authorities.

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Mr. Royle said that there was another smaller

point which he wished to raise in connection with

Hong Kong. Hong Kong passport holders had been

excluded from the United Kingdom/Japan Visa

Abolition Agreement of 1962. Although Japanese

nationals were admitted to Hong Kong without a visa

for 7-day periods, the Japanese Government were no,

willing to admit holders of Hong Kong passports

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without a visa. He understood that their reluctance

to do so might be based on the difficulty of deporting Hong Kong nationals if this should later be necessary. If this were so, it might be possible to ask the

Hong Kong Government to help by undertaking to cover the cost of deportation of any Hong Kong passport

holders whom the Japanese Government wished to leave.

Mr. Takeuchi said that on this point too, he noted what Mr. Royle had said, and would pass it on to the

appropriate authorities.

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Distribution:

Far Eastern Dept. Mr. Wilford

Sir S. Tomlinson

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Chancery, Tokyo Political Adviser,

Hong Kong Government