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Validity of Pamports

Ju 1947 a

a conference

232

held under

the auspices of Ecosoc, UN, at

1926

Geneva, reaffirmed the League of Nations resolution that "proport should have

+ validity of 5 years

RECEIVED

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REGISTRY

4 FEB 1986

DESK OFFICER

INDEX

PA

CODE 18-78

an initial

and recommended

thed renewals should be

Sp

Jor

the

as the original issue

peroal a

I that total validity should

not exceed 10

was

This

2

and the?

• year. abeachy

several

UK practice

Commmwealth

territories but not of

other

countries The teded to be move

restrictive.

An ECOSOC UN Conference held

in Rome

i 1963 recommended