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EU IN REGISTAY - 7 JAN 1985

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TELEGRAM NUMBER 39 OF 7 JANUARY

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

YOUR TELNO 25: HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NEW NATIONALITY TITLE.

1. I HAVE ISSUED TO EXCO FOR DISCUSSION TOMORROW A PAPER BASED ON PARA 2 OF MY TELNO 25 AND PARA 1(A) OF YOUR TEL UNDER REF.

2. MY ASSESSMENT REMAINS THAT EXCO WILL NOT (REPEAT NOT) SETTLE FOR EITHER BN:SS OR BOC. WE HAVE OURSELVES BEEN SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVES OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAVE PIT UPON **BRITISH OVERSEAS NATIONAL . IF THIS TITLE WERE ACCEPTED BY ALL CONCERNED, THE DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL STATUS ON PAGE 1 OF THE PASSPORT COULD

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**BRITISH OVERSEAS NATIONAL (FOR PICHT OF ABODE SEE PAGE 5)*:

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BRITISH OVERSEAS NATIONAL (WITH RIGHT OF ABODE OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM: SEE PAGE 5)'';

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SO AS TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH SOC STATUS AND TO UNDERLINE THE FACT THAT THE HOLDER OF THE PASSPORT DOES HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE SOMEWHERE (WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY NAMING HONG KONG), PAGE 5 OF THE PASSPORT WOULD THEN CARRY THE ENDORSEMENT HOLDER HAS THE RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG (FOR USE UP TO 1997) OP HOLDER HAS PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD NUMBER SO-AND-SO ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SAR OF THE PPO (OR WORDS TO SIMILAR EFFECT, FOR USE AFTER 1997).

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