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MCLAREN'S TELETTER OF 8 NOVEMBER TO JE AFFRESON AND YOUR TELNO 2639 : HONG KONG : INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO MANILA FOR TAKING ACTION WITH THE

PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES.

2. WE AGREE THAT A RESPONSE COULD BE GIVEN TO MRS GONZALES ON THE BASIS OF PARAS. 2 TO 4 IN SECOND TUR. ON THE POINT OF AGREEMENTS REACHED WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES ON RETURNABILITY, WE SUGGEST WE SHOULD SAY THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE MADE THEIR POSITION CLEAR IN THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA OF 11 APRIL 1986 AND WE SEE NO HARM IN PASSING COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE FILIPINOS.

3. WE AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSAL IN PARA. 6 OF SECOND TUR. WE HAVE ONLY ONE COMMENT ON THE ADDITIONAL PARA FOR THE SPEAKING NOTE. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAVE AGREED (PARA. 4 OF THE CHINESE MEMORANDUM OF 11 APRIL 1986) THAT, WHEN NECESSARY, THEY WILL STATE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES THAT HOLDERS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS CARRYING THE ENDORSEMENT WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SAR AFTER 30 JUNE 1997. WE THINK IT IS USEFUL TO REFER TO THIS PREVIOUS AGREEMENT IN THE SPEAKING NOTE. WE SUGGEST TO ADD THE FOLLOWING BEFORE THE LAST SENTENCE

**IN THE CHINESE MEMORANDUM OF 11 APRIL 1986, YOU HAVE AGREED TO STATE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES, WHEN NECESSARY, THAT HOLDERS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS CARRYING THE ENDORSEMENT WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE HONG KONG SAR AFTER 30 JUNE 1997''.

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