TNAG-1570-FCO40-2136-Future-of-Hong-Kong-nationality-and-passports-Hong-Kong-(Br-1986 — Page 5

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RR PEKIN

FM FCOLN TO PEKIN

09094OZ DEC

GRS 164

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16 DEC 1986

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TO ROUTINE HONG KONG

TELNO 2834

OF 09094OZ DECEMBER 86

INFO PEKING

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YOUR TELNO 4036 (NOW COPIED TO PEKING): BN (0) PASSPORTS

1.

WE THINK THAT AS WHAT YOU PROPOSE INVOLVES VARYING THE

WORDING (HOWEVER SLIGHTLY) OF THE QUOTE RIGHT OF ABODE UNQUOTE ENDORSEMENT AGREED WITH THE CHINESE, WE SHOULD INFORM THE CHINESE WHAT WE INTEND AND THE REASONS FOR IT. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR AND

PEKING'S VIEWS.

2.

WE AGREE THAT SEPARATE ENDORSEMENTS WILL APPEAR CLUMSY

AND THEREFORE HAVE NO OBJECTION IF YOU WISH ACTIVELY TO ENCOURAGE

SEPARATE PASSPORT APPLICATIONS.

3.

YOUR ENQUIRY PROMPTED US ALSO TO CONSIDER THE STATUS OF

THE UK QUOTE VISA UNQUOTE ENDORSEMENT VIS-A-VIS OTHER PERSONS

NAMED IN BN (0) PASSPORTS. INITIAL VIEWS ARE THAT THE SINGLE

AGREED ENDORSEMENT WOULD EXTEND TO OTHER PERSONS ON THE PASSPORT.

BUT WE SHALL CONFIRM THIS IN DUE COURSE.

HOWE

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 OSBORNE, 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

MF. NICHOLSON, PASSPORT DEPT, HOME OFFICE

ROOM 236, CLIVE HOUSE.

MR MCDONOUGH, B2 DIV, HOME OFFICE

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