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DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MINISTERS. ALTHOUGH THE HONG KONG TEAM WILL NOW HAVE A REASONABLE IDEA OF THE LIKELY TERMS OF THE HOME OFFICE SUBMISSION TO MINISTERS, CLEARLY NOTHING MUST BE SAID PUBLICLY UNTIL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN.

HOWE

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

CALN/CIH

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

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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