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REGENEL WE REGISTRY

30 JAN 1986

FM HONG KONG

INL

TO DESKBY 30090OZ FCO

TELNO 317

OF 3OO84OZ JANUARY 86

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING

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GISTRY

Me Takeu

YOUR TELNO 167: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL

APART FROM THE THREE REQUEST FROM LEGCO, THE TEAM WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ALSO THE FOLLOWING: STATELESSNESS, CERTIFICATES OF DENTIITY (JLG PAPERS BEING PREPARED), THE INTERPRETATION OF 'CROWN SERVICE' FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE UK IMMIGRATION RULES: THE PRESENT STATE OF PLAY ON THE ISSUE OF COMPUTERISED COMMON FORMAT PASSPORTS: AND THE US INS' PROPOSAL OF PRE-INSPECTION. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ARRANGE FOR THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS TO BE AVAILABLE.

YOUDE

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 OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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