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5. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE IF WIND OF THE TREASURY'S PROPOSAL WERE TO LEAK HERE, AND THE SOONER IT IS KILLED THE BETTER. WHATEVER THE TECHNICAL ARGUMENTS, THE POLITICAL ARGUMENTS FOR MAINTAINING THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COLLECTING PASSPORT FEES ARE OVERWHELMING.

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

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RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

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SIR W HARDING MR WILSON

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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

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