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INFO PRIORITY HKGO'S LONDON, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, PEKING
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL
14.
THE AMERICAN VICE-PRESIDENT, MR. GEORGE BUSH, INDICATED DURING
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON 18 OCTOBER AT THE END OF A TWO-DAY VISIT THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WOULD ACCEPT THE NEW BN(0) PASSPORT. HIS EXACT WORDS (AS REPORTED IN SCMP OF 20 OCTOBER) WERE :
*WE WILL ACCEPT IT AND I AM TOLD BY THE (US) CONSULATE, WHICH HAS
FOLLOWED THE ISSUE CLOSELY, THAT THEY WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM
RECOGNISING THE DOCUMENT'.
2. VICE-PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS WERE WIDELY REPORTED BY THE PRESS
OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY WERE EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL. GRATEFUL IF
OUR THANKS COULD BE CONVEYED AT A HIGH LEVEL IN WASHINGTON.
3. WE HAVE, OF COURSE, THANKED THE US CONSUL-GENERAL.
YOUDE
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COPIES TO:
AR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
IR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
AR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MILLER, MVD
IP HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MA EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF. NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEFT, HOME OFFIC
ROOL 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS HKGO LONDON
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