TNAG-1094-FCO40-1344-European-Community-common-format-passports-Hong-Kong-and-Dep-1981 — Page 4

CONFIDENTIAL

1.

I agree entirely with Mr Paterson's recommendations.

2.

Apart from the policy considerations it would cause additional work for the Passport Offices and for posts overseas if we had to keep another series of passports for BOC's and BCDT's.

8 December 1981

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