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YOUR TELNO 1187:

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NATIONALITY WHITE PAPER

PARA. 1 OF TUR: UNCERTAIN PRECISELY WHAT FIRST QUESTION MEANS. IF IT RELATES TO OUR NEGOTIATING VISA-FREE ACCESS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR CITIZENS OF BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES (HONG KONG), THE ANSWER IS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST SOUGHT, ON HONG KONG'S BEHALF, TO PERSUADE CERTAIN COUNTRIES TO DISPENSE WITH

VISA REQUIREMENTS AND ARE PREPARED TO CONSIDER FURTHER SIMILAR

REQUESTS.

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PARA.2 OF TUR: ASSISTANCE NOW GIVEN WILL CONTINUE.

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