CONFIDENTIAL
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ASPECTS OF THE HOLDER'S IMMIGRATION STATUS, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE, MIGHT BE AT ALL USEFUL: YOUR REACTION WAS NEGATIVE. THE HOME OFFICE ARE FAIRLY STRONGLY AGAINST THE IDEA OF ANY PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT, PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIONS TO THESE, AND PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF REDUCING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PASSPORT HOLDERS IMMIGRATION STATUS
TO A FORM SHORT ENOUGH FOR THIS PURPOSE. BUT IT OCCURS TO US
THAT AN ENDORSEMENT ALONG THE LINES YOU HAVE PROPOSED, WITH THE ADDITION OF 'BUT OBTAINING AN ENTRY CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCE MAY FACILITATE IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES AT THE PORT OF ENTRY', IF YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP IN HONG KONG, MIGHT JUST BE NEGOTIABLE
HERE.
THIS IDEA AT PRESENT IS PURELY AN FCO ONE, AND HAS NOT
YET BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE HOME OFFICE: IF YOU DECIDE TO
MENTION IT TO EXCO YOU SHOULD EMPHASISE THIS.
MR RENTON EXPECTS TO MEET MR WADDINGTON LATER THIS WEEK
TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES FURTHER.
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 OFFICE,
ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.
MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE
MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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