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FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 3901

OF 2009O5Z NOVEMBER 86

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RECEIVED REGISTRY

12 DEC 1986

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YOUR TELNO 2618: BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) REGULATIONS

ON REFLECTION, GIVEN THE DISCUSSION OF THIS SUBJECT BETWEEN CARTER AND EMERY IN LONDON, WE AGREE THAT REGULATIONS GOVERNING ACQUISITION, RENUNCIATION AND DEPRIVATION OF BN(0) STATUS SHOULD BE MADE IN ONE PACKAGE. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT REGULATIONS AND DEPRIVATION RULES.

2. WE ALSO CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE OF THE HOME OFFICE'S PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND ISLE OF MAN AND OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES IN THE LIST OF ''APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES' TO ISSUE BN(0) PASSPORTS AND HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR SUGGESTION THAT THESE TERRITORIES SHOULD, IN THE SAME WAY AS THEY NOW HANDLE APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER BRITISH NATIONALS, PASS BN(0) PASSPORT APPLICATIONS TO LONDON FOR PROCESSING.

3. LATE REPLY REGRETTED.

YOUDE

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HMLNAN 5036

MINIMAL

HKD

COPIES TO- BLL

DIV nome Office

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