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OCMIAN 2158

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RR CANBE

FM FCOLN TO CANBE

06170OZ DEC

GRS 110

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO ROUTINE CANBERRA

TELNO 619

OF 0617OOZ DECEMBER 85

INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING

356)

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2158

-

2

358

HHK 040/24

RECEIVED IN RECISTE /

10 DEC 1985

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

HELSTRY

PA

Aron Taken

1750

HONG KONG TELNO 2780:

1.

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: BN(0) PASSPORTS

THE STATEMENT BY THE AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION IS HELPFUL.

WE HAVE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION HERE (GALSWORTHY HAD CONFIRMED YESTERDAY TO BENSON FROM THE HIGH COMMISSION THAT WE WOULD FIND SUCH A STATEMENT HELPFUL). GRATEFUL IF CANBERRA WOULD THANK THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OF

THE DFA FOR AGREEING TO ITS ISSUE.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MR NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFIC

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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