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4. I HAVE JUST SEEN A COPY OF MR RAISON'S REPLY OF 10 SEPTEMBER TO LORD DELSTEAD 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 16 SOUND ARCUMENT 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.

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