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2 4 SEP 1935
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FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 1391
OF 201330Z SEPTEMBER 85
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING
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YOUR TELNO 1862: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL: PASSPORTS
1.
IN PARA 7(B) OF TUR YOU REPORTED THAT YOU HAD TOLD EXC. THAT AN EXPLANATION OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ISSUE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER CONTAINING THE NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL. MIFT CONTAINS THE TEXT OF SUCH AN EXPLANATION.
WE WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AT OFFICIAL LEVEL. WOULD WISH TO CONSULT MINISTERS BEFORE IT WENT TO EXCO. 2. WE HAVE STILL NOT RESOLVED THE QUESTION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE
WE SHOULD BE IN A BN(0) PASSPORTS (PARA(D) OF YOUR TELNO 1586).
POSITION TO TELEGRAPH A DECISION ON THIS TO YOU SHORTLY. 3. IN THE LINE TO TAKE WE TALK OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUE OF PASSPORTS RATHER THAN AN ENTITLEMENT TO A PASSPORT OR DISCRETION UNDER THE ROYAL .REROGATIVE. IF ANYONE PRESSES US ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN ENTITLEMENT AND DISCRETION WE WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT ENTITLEMENT TO HOLD A PASSPORT DOES NOT AFFECT OUR
IN CERTAIN CASES DISCRETION TO ISSUE OR TO WITHHOLD A PASSPORT. (OUTLINED IN DSP 25 CHAPTER 1) WE WOULD DEEM THE INDIVIDUAL TO HOLD THE PASSPORT ALTHOUGH WE CHOSE NOT TO ISSUE IT.
4. WE CANNOT MAKE ANY MENTION OF MACHINE READABILITY AT THIS
STAGE.
HOWE.
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/NTD
RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)
DEP HD/PUSD
PS
PS/MR RENTON
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR MILLER, MVD
MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE
MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON
MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
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