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YOUR TELNOS 4052/3: ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS: SWITZERLAND

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WE AGREE THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SWISS RESPONSE ALONG

THE LINES OF THAT IN SECOND TUR MAY BE THE BREAKTHROUGH WE NEED

TO PROMPT OTHER COUNTRIES TO MAKE THEIR OFFICIAL VIEWS KNOWN.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

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MR OSBORNE NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT,

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MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD

MR LYON, HOME OFFICE

MR EMERY, B4 DIV, HOME OFFICE, CROYDON

MF NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE