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CONFIDENTIAL

FROM PEKING 1506132 FEB 85

TU IMMEDIATE FOO

TELNO 199 OF 15/2/85

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TOP COPY

HVK 040/4.

19 FEB 1985

INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

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HONG KONG TELNOS 337 AND 338: NATIONALITY/ PASSPORTS

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1. WE HAVE NOT SO FAR RECEIVED A COPY OF GALSWORTHY'S LETTER OF

14 JANUARY OR OF HOARE'S LETTERS OF 17, 18 AND 22 JANUARY. IF THESE

ARE NOT ALREADY ON THEIR WAY TO US, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF

COPIES TOGETHER WITH COPIES OF ANY SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE COULD

BE DESPATCHED TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

2. PENDING SIGHT OF THE LETTERS UNDER REFERENCE, WE HAVE THE

FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY COMMENTS ON TURS:

(A) PARAGRAPH 1, FINAL SENTENCE OF FIRST TUR: WE AGREE.

(B) PARAGRAPH 6 (6) OF FIRST TUR: WE SHARE HONG KONG'S DOUBTS

ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE BN(0) IN THE DEFINITION OF

**COMMONWEALTH CITIZEN''. ANY REFERENCE TO A PUST 1997 CONNEXION

WITH THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE A SENSITIVE QUESTION FOR THE

CHINESE.

(C) PARAGRAPH 1(B) OF SECOND TUR: WE STRONGLY ENDORSE HONG KONG'S

OBSERVATIONS ON FORMAT.

EVANS

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY.

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH DEPT.(MR WALKER )

PS

PS/MR LUCE

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT.

MR BURROWS, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME

OFFICE.

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE,

CROYDON.

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