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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 120

OF 171415Z JANUARY 86

INFO PRIORITY PEKING

1848

AKK040/28 (85) (533

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OUR TELNOS 1848 OF 21 NOVEMBER AND 1922 OF 5 DECEMBER: YOUR TELNO 2751 OF 6 DECEMBER AND PEKING TELNO 1733 OF 27 NOVEMBER 1985: JOINT LIAISON GROUP: NATIONALITY

1.

IN OUR FIRST TUR WE ASKED IF YOU WOULD PREPARE A PAPER ON CERTIFICATES OF IDENTITY AND SAR PASSPORTS. IN VIEW OF KE'S COMMENTS AS REPORTED IN PEKING TUR THAT HE NOTED OUR PROPOSAL (SIC) TO RAISE THE CI ISSUE AT THE NEXT JLG MEETING, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD PREPARE A PAPER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO CONSIDER WHICH TOPICS WE SHOULD WANT TO RAISE AT THE NEXT JLG BUT IN VIEW OF KE'S REMARKS, WE MAY BE EXPECTED TO

DISCUSS CIS.

2.

GRATEFUL FOR DRAFT PROMISED IN YOUR TUR OF AN EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA ON THE NATIONALITY POINTS AGREED AT THE

SECOND JLG.

HOWE

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

DEP HD/PUSD

1

PS

MR HYDE, HOME OFFICE

PS/MR RENTON

=

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR WILSON

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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