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PROVIDING A LINK). WE HAVE THEREFORE PREPARED AN ADDITIONAL PARA FOR THAT SPEAKING NOTE AS FOLLOWS, ON WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL

FOR COMMENTS.

ONE FURTHER RELATED POINT. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF INFORMING GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTRODUCTION IN 1987 OF BN(0) STATUS AND PASSPORT THAT GOES WITH IT. ARE EXPLAINING THAT RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT TO BE ENTERED IN PASSPORT GUARANTEES RETURNABILITY OF HOLDER TO HONG KONG BEFORE

AND AFTER 1997. AND THAT THIS ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN AGREED WITH CHINESE GOVERNMENT (THE EXCHANGE OF MEMORANDA OF 11 APRIL 1986). BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME GOVERNMENTS MAY SEEK CONFIRMATION FROM THE CHINESE OF

THIS AGREEMENT. WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD VOLUNTEER CONFIRMATION, IF ASKED, OF YOUR AGREEMENT THAT RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT WILL BE VALID AFTER 1997.

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COPIES TO:

MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT MR FIFOOT,

LEGAL ADVISERS

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR PLANT,

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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