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DD 260100Z HOKON
FM FCOLN TO HOKON
251135Z OCT
GRS 781
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 260100Z HONG KONG
TELNO 1655
OF 251135Z OCTOBER 85
INFO DESKBY 260100Z PEKING
INFO IMMEDIATE OTTAWA
207-6
YOUR TELNOS 2311-3:
PASSPORTS
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY!
29 OCT 1985
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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: ACCEPTABILITY OF BN (0)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO
MR RENTON'S VISIT.
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RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT: WE AGREE THAT MR RENTON SHOULD SAY IF ASKED THAT HMG IS DISCUSSING THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT TO BE PUT IN BN (0) PASSPORTS WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, AND THAT WE HOPE THAT AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON THE WORDING OF THIS ENDORSEMENT (NEXT WORD UNDERLINED) SOON. (WE DO NOT WISH TO STATE CATEGORICALLY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE AGREEMENT BEFORE LEGCO/PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES: THIS WOULD BE TOO MUCH OF A HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE, AND WOULD ENSURE THAT FAILURE TO REACH AGREEMENT BY THEN WOULD HAVE MAXIMUM IMPACT ON THE LEGCO AND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. IF PRESSED ON HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE, WE WILL ADVISE MR RENTON TO SAY THAT IT IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS TO PREDICT WHEN A NEGOTIATION WILL ACHIEVE ITS OBJECT).
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ACCEPTABILITY OF BN(0) PASSPORTS IN UK: WE AGREE THAT MR RENTON CAN SAY THAT BN(0) PASSPORT HOLDERS WILL HAVE THE SAME ENTITLEMENT TO ENTER AND LEAVE THE UK AS ENJOYED BY BDTC PASSPORT HOLDERS AT PRESENT. ON CERTIFICATES OF ENTRY WE AGREE THAT HE CAN SAY THAT FOR BDTCS VISITING THE UK CERTIFICATES OF ENTRY ARE
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