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undermine the purpose of the Convention (para 10 of

Ref A).

5. In addition we are party to the 1959 European

Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees, and

are in the process of ratifying the 1980 European

Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees

(due to be done 22-26 September 1986). We have not

signed the 1973 Convention for the Reduction of Cases

of Statelessness as we were already party to the

1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

REFERENCES

A

Document EC/SCP/44

B

Collection of International Instruments

Concerning Refugees

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