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GRS 160

CONFIDENTIAL FM PEKI NG

TO DESKBY 19090OZ FCO

TELNO 1476

OF 150314Z AUGUST 86

Confidentia!

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG

7747-50

YOUR TELNO'S 1723-6 TO HONG KONG:

954

TOP COPY Q DIST ?

INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE

OF BN (0) PASSPORTS.

1. WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON FIRST TUR:

(A) YOUR PARAGRAPH 2(A): THE ORIGINAL REFERENCE IN YOUR TELNO.1049

ARRIVED HERE GARBLED. WE MERELY WISHED TO CLARIFY AND ARE NOT

SUGGESTING A NEED FOR INVERTED COMMAS.

(B) YOUR PARAGRAPH 2(C): WE AGREE THERE IS NO NEED AT PRESENT TO

ADD TO THE BRIEFING WE GAVE THE CHINESE AT JLG IV (YOUR TELNO.1550

TO HONG KONG). BUT, ALTHOUGH THIS DIPLOMATIC EXERCISE IS BASICALLY A MATTER FOR THE BRITISH SIDE, WE THINK THE CHINESE WOULD APPRECIATE BEING KEPT IN THE PICTURE. WE WOULD BE CONTENT TO LEAVE THIS UNTIL

THE EXERCISE IS LAUNCHED AND THEN, AS YOU SUGGEST, TO GIVE THE

CHINESE A COPY OF THE NOTE TO MISSIONS IN LONDON BUT NOT (REPEAT)

NOT THE LETTER TO HEADS OF U.K. MISSIONS.

2. WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON TURS.

НКК 340

Receiv

THOMSON

2 7 AUG 1956

YYYY

PEHPAN 8264

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

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR GRAINGER, LEGAL ADVISERS

MR DMCDOUGALL, 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

Confidential