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GIVING HIM ANOTHER PASSPORT. THE UNITED STATES ISSUES VISA FOR INDETERMINATE PERIODS GOING BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE PASSPORT IN WHICH IT IS PLACED. THIS REACTION RAISES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER IT WOULD NOT BE MORE PRUDENT. SIMPLY TO SAY THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR AN ENDORSEMENT WILL BE GIVEN CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.

6. WE WILL NOW AWAIT THE DEBATE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WILL DEPEND ON HOW THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ARE INTERPRETED HERE.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

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HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR 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 OFFIC

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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