GRS 200
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 3697
OF 10030OZ NOVEMBER 86
INFO ROUTINE THE HAGUE
RE. E
1 Û NOV 1986
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NATIONALITY : INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORTS
AT OUR INVITATION, THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS (VAN KESSENICH) CALLED ON SECRETARY FOR SECURITY ON 7 NOVEMBER TO DISCUSS THE NOTE ON FACILITATING TRAVEL OF BNO(0)S TO THIRD
COUNTRIES.
2.
VAN KESSENICH SOUGHT CONFIRMATION ON WHETHER BN (0) PASSPORT
HOLDERS WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO UK WITHOUT A VISA. S FOR S CONFIRMED THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. VAN KESSENICH SAID THAT AS LONG AS THE TRAVEL DOCUMENT COULD ENSURE THAT TRAVELLERS WHO
MISBEHAVED COULT BE SENT BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT WOULD ACCEPT IT AND HE FORESAW NO PROBLEMS.
3. S FOR S STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIRD COUNTRIES MAKING
KNOWN THEIR INTENTION TO ACCEPT THE BN (0) PASSPORT. VAN KESSENICH AGREED TO RELAY THIS MESSAGE TO THE HAGUE.
VAN KESSENICH ASKED ABOUT THE REACTIONS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THOSE CONSUL-GENERALS AND COMMISSIONS WHO S FOR S HAS SEEN SO FAR HAD ALL GIVEN POSITIVE RESPONSES.
5.
ON VISA ARRANGEMENTS S FOR S ASKED THAT THE PRESENT VISA-FREE ARRANGEMENTS BE APPLIED TO BN (0) PASSPORTS. VAN KESSENICH SAID THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH VISA MIGHT HAVE TO BE IMPOSED SOMETIMES UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
6. VAN KESSENICH WILL BE INVITING S FOR S TO DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EEC CLUB IN HONG KONG.
YOUDE
HMLNAN 4439,
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, LEGAL ADVISERS MR PLANT,
LEGAL ADVISERS
MR D MCDOUGALL, MVD
MR LYON, 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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