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4. I HAVE JUST SEEN A COPY OF MR RAISON'S REPLY OF 10 SEPTEMBER

TO LORD BELSTEAD ON THE SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE VISIT ENTRY

CERTIFICATES AND HIS OFFER TO AGREE TO SOME EXTENSION OF THE

TIME LIMIT ON THE TWO CATEGORIES IF IT WOULD HELP IN OTHER

CONTEXTO, E G THE NATIONALITY DESCRIPTION IN PASSPORTS.

5. I FEEL BOUND TO SAT THAT UNOFFICIALS FEEL STRONGLY THAT THERE

IS SOUND ARGUMENT IN LOGIC AND IN LAW FOR THE PASSPORTS OF BDTCS

TO SHOW THEIR NATIONAL STATUS AS BRITISH. THEY ALSO CONSIDER

THAT THEIR REQUEST FOR MULTIPLE VISIT ENTRY CERTIFICATES

FOR A LONGER PERIOD THAN IS CURRENTLY THE CASE IS REASONABLE IN

ITSELF. I WOULD ADVISE STRONGLY, THEREFORE, AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT

TO LINK A DECISION ON THESE TWO ISSUES.

YOUDE

THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED

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NTD

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PS/MR RIFKIND PS | LORD BELSTEAD CHIEF CLERK MA GIFFARD hoRD N.G. LENNOX

MR DONALD

HONG KONG GOVT Office

LONDON

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