Reference
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Mr Bridg
Bridgwood W24.4
Mr Morrice la
IRAN (SANCTIONS) AND THE DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
Mr Jamieson (MVD) (213 - 4216) told me today that he is awaiting instructions about the issue of a telegram to visa-issuing posts, and cannot say yet when it will go out. He has promised to let us see the draft to OAG's in dependent territories. I read out to him the information in paragraph 3 of Mr Bridgwood's minute of 23 April for which he was grateful.
Mr Jamieson asked if HK&GD would give thought
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as to how we could "direct" OAG's not to issue visas to Iranians when the Constitution in each dependency is different. He wondered whether a blanket statement on the lines of....
"where your Constitution permits, issue of such visas will cease with effect
from
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Antigua
St Kitts-Nevis-
Anguilla
(a)
We shall have to consult with/WIAD over:
Belize Bermuda
B V Is.
Cayman Is.
Montserrat
Turks and Caicos
(b) S Am. Dent Falkland Is.
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(c) South Pacific Dept. New Hebs.
(a) SED
Gibraltar will have their visa requirement reinstated as a result of early Parliamentary action in UK.
Hong Kong is a special case being dealt with separately, and in the case of the following (which require Governor's permission to land) it is highly unlikely that we would have any problem concerning Iranians:-
HKG. 122/324/1
Ascension Pitcairn St Helena
Tristan da Cunha.
-3 MAY 1980
No 000126
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24 April 1980
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