TNAG-1406-FCO40-1881-Future-of-Hong-Kong-passports-and-visas-1985 — Page 22

2.

YOUR TELNO 2110.

(A)

YOUR PARA 1. AGREED.

CONFIDENTIAL

泰

15619

1

POINT ALREADY TAKEN. THIS WILL BE

DONE.

(B) YOUR PARAS 3 AND 4. EXCO MEMBERS' QUESTIONS RAISE WIDER

ISSUES WHICH ARE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. WE ARE NOT THEREFORE

IN A POSITION TO REPLY SUBSTANTIVELY AS YET. BUT WE WILL DO SO

AS SOON AS WE CAN.

(C)

YOUR PARA 6. AGREED. PLEASE DELETE SQUARE BRACKETS FROM

TEXT OF PARA 6 OF STATEMENT IN OUR TELNO 1507.

3.

WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS BUT IF THERE

ARE WE WILL TELEGRAPH THEM TO YOU.

4.

HOME OFFICE ARE PREPARING PRESS LINE AND ANSWERS TO

SUPPLEMENTARIES ON PUBLICATION OF WHITE PAPER. WE HOPE TO

TELEGRAPH THESE TOMORROW.

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

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

AR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR MILLER, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MF EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE.

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

CONDENTIAL