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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 28 JUN 1985

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GRS 200

UNCLASSIFIED

FM MEXICO CITY 272330Z

TO PRIORITY HAMILTON

TELEGRAM NUMBER 6 OF 27 JUNE

AND TO PRIORITY ANGUILLA, TORTOLA, GRAND TURK

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YOUR TEL MISC 35 (NOT TO ALL): VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MEXICO

1. PRESS REPORTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT. SINCE CHANGE OF

STATUS IN 1983, VISA APPLICATIONS FROM 3DTC PASSPORT HOLDERS

SHOULD AT LEAST IN THEORY HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO MEXICO CITY.

REQUIREMENT WAS FIRST APPLIED LAST YEAR TO CAYMAN ISLANDS

AND IT NOW SEEMS THAT MEXICAN AUTHORITIES ARE ENFORCING

REQUIREMENT FOR BERMUDA.

See HVVC 345/1

(1984)

2. IN CASE OF CAYMAN ISLANDS MATTER WAS RESOLVED BY AN EXCHANGE

OF NOTES IN WHICH MEXICAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGREED TO

AUTHORISE THEIR CONSULATES AT MIAMI AND KINGSTON TO ISSUE

TOURIST VISAS FOR UPTO 30 DAYS WITHOUT PRIOR REFERENCE.

3. WE WOULD PROPOSE TO FOLLOW SAME PROCEDURE FOR BERMUDA.

GRATEFUL IF HAMILTON WOULD ADVISE TO WHICH MEXICAN CONSULATES

VISA APPLICATIONS ARE NORMALLY SUBMITTED.

4. GRATEFUL TO KNOW ALSO WHETHER OTHER ADDRESSEES HAVE

ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES AND WHETHER THEY WOULD WISH

TO BE INCLUDED IN EXCHANGE OF NOTES.

MIPLTON

MINIMAL

WIAD

MVD

MCAD

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