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OCMIAN 9553

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DD 23010OZ HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

231315Z

GRS 160

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* ~~95532.

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FM FCO

TO DESKBY 230100Z HONG KONG

TELNO 138

OF 221315Z JANUARY 86

INFO ROUTINE PEKING

HKK 040/4

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

24 JAN 1986

SK OFFICER

INDLA

PA

REGISTRY

Acuon lakem

LON

(149

YOUR TELNO 229. MEDIA COVERAGE ON NATIONALITY

1.

THE MISUNDERSTANDINGS REVEALED IN MEDIA COVERAGE ARE EVEN

MORE HORRENDOUS THAN USUAL. GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD BRIEF MR RENTON ON THESE MISUNDERSTANDING ON ARRIVAL. WE SUGGEST THAT HE

TAKES PARTICULAR CARE TO MAKE CLEAR DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE:

THAT THERE IS NO VISA OR ENTRY CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT FOR BDTCS WISHING TO MAKE BONA FIDE VISITS THE UK, AND

NONE IS ENVISAGED FOR BN(O)S.

I)

II)

THAT THE ORDER HAS NOT BEEN PASSED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

DEBATES IN BOTH LORDS AND COMMONS WERE PRELIMINARY ONES

BEFORE THE ORDER IS FORMALLY SUBMITTED.

III)

HOWE

AND IF NECESSARY

THAT THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP

DISCUSSING ACCESS BY BDTCS OR BN (0)S TO THE UNITED

KINGDOM.

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 HARD ING 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 OFFIC

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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