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3.

THE JAPANESE APPEARED COOPERATIVE BUT APPARENTLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO TAKE THE LEAD IN COMING OUT STRONGLY FOR THE NEW PASSPORT. THEY CLEARLY WISH TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO REGARDING VISA REQUIREMENTS.

YOUDE

HMLNAN 3411

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE MR WILSON

MR BARRINGTON

COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT

MR FIFOOT,

MR PLANT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

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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