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GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 4073

TOP COPY

Confidential Q DIST?

LKK 340/1 RECEIVYOKU REGISTÄ:

· & DEC 1986

OF 080945Z DECEMBER 86

INFO ROUTINE WASHINGTON

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NATIONALITY : ACCEPTANCE OF BN(0) PASSPORT BY U.S.A.

IN A CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH LEONARD WILLIAMS, U.S. CONSUL

IN CHARGE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION HAS LEARNED THAT THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT HAS REPLIED POSITIVELY TO

THE NOTE ON BN(0) STATUS AND PASSPORT HANDED OVER IN WASHINGTON.

GRATEFUL IF WASHINGTON COULD BE ASKED TO HAVE THIS CONFIRMED.

2. THOUGH THE CONSUL-GENERAL IN HONG KONG HAS NOT YET ISSUED ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE BN (0) PASSPORT THE RESPONSE

WE RECEIVED WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE MATTER ON 27 OCTOBER WAS MOST POSITIVE (MY TELNO 3530). POSITIVE CONFIRMATION ON WHAT D. OF IMM. HAS LEARNED WOULD BE USEFUL TO ENABLE US TO SAY, WHEN ASKED, THAT THE U.S. HAS SEEN NO PROBLEM REGARDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW STATUS AND BN(0) PASSPORT.

AKERS-JONES

YYYY

HMLNAN 5800

HONG KONG AGREEMENT: NATIONALITY

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/NTD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

DEP HD/PUSD

PS

PS/R 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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