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4. THE FIRST SECRETARY (IMMIGRATION) REPORTED THAT THEIR HEADQUARTERS

HAD NOT YET ADDRESSED THE QUESTION OF CONTINUED VISA EXEMPTION

FOR HOLDERS OF BN (0) PASSPORTS BUT UNDERTOOK TO RAISE THIS WITH

THEM. HE FULLY TOOK ON BOARD OUR POINT THAT RECOGNITION OF THE

NEW PASSPORT MINUS VISA EXEMPTION WOULD BE LESS THAN SATISFACTORY.

SO FAR HE HAD BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION OF

THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHICH HAD BEEN FEEDING INFORMATION

TO THE CANADHAN EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. THE LATTER

HAD NOT MADE ANY DISCOURAGING NOISES.

YOUDE

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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

-2-

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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