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4. THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS STRESSED THAT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE

COUNCIL HOLD VERY STRONGLY TO THE VIEW THAT AN ENDORSEMENT ON

THESE LINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BN (0) PASSPORT. THEY URGED

STRONGLY THAT MINISTERS SHOULD CONSIDER SERIOUSLY THE SOPT OF

FORMULA THEY WERE NOW ADVISING HKG TO PURSUE. THEY WARNED THAT IF

THE CONCEPT WERE TURNED DOWN ON THE SOPT OF ARGUMENTS IN PARAGRAPH

2 OF TUR THERE WOULD BE A SERIOUS REACTION HERE.

5. SEE ALSO 2 MIFT'S.

YOUDE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

COPIES TO:

HD/HKD

HD/FED

CALN/CH

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/R RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

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 OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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